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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock Fishing in the Winter Herring Savings Area of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 1, 2026. It took effect on September 30, 2026.
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What the agency says
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by vessels using trawl gear in the Winter Herring Savings Area of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is required by regulation and is necessary to prevent herring prohibited species catch (bycatch) in the Winter Herring Savings Area by vessels directing fishing for pollock using trawl gear. This action includes prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in the Winter Herring Savings Area by vessels using trawl gear participating in the Community Development Quota Program.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-20135
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Temporary rule; closure
- Agency
- Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Published
- October 1, 2026
- Takes effect
- September 30, 2026
- Dates
- Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), September 30, 2026, through 1200 hours, A.l.t., March 1, 2027.
- Docket
- Docket No. 260305-0066, RTID 0648-XG026
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 50 CFR 679
- Pages
- 1
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