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Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 2026 Management Area 1B Possession Limit Adjustment
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 12, 2026. It took effect on January 9, 2026.
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What the agency says
NMFS is implementing a 2,000 pound (lb) (907.2 kilogram (kg)) possession limit for Atlantic herring in Management Area 1B. This is required because NMFS projects that herring catch from Area 1B will reach 92 percent of the Area's sub-annual catch limit before the end of the fishing year. This action is intended to prevent overharvest of herring in Area 1B, which would result in additional catch limit reductions in a subsequent year.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-00354
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Temporary rule; possession limit adjustment
- Agency
- Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Published
- January 12, 2026
- Takes effect
- January 9, 2026
- Dates
- Effective 12:00 hours (hr) local time, January 9, 2026, through December 31, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. 251208-0181; RTID 0648-XF481
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 50 CFR 648
- Pages
- 2
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