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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Newest final rules (150)
The newest 2,000 final rules published from 2026-03-25 to 2026-11-16; older rules: not collected here, see the Federal Register.
- Fisheries Off West Coast States; the Highly Migratory Species Fishery; Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area Closure
2026-06-02 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-06-01 · 2026-11021 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 2026 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Snowy Grouper in the South Atlantic
2026-06-02 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-06-07 · 2026-11017 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Harpoon Category Retention Limit Adjustment
2026-06-01 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-06-01 · 2026-10891 - Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; 2026-2027 Recreational Closure for Greater Amberjack
2026-06-01 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-10-14 · 2026-10889 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Angling Category Retention Limit Adjustment
2026-05-29 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-06-01 · 2026-10816 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Jig Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
2026-05-29 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-27 · 2026-10713 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Closure of the Angling Category Gulf of America Trophy Fishery for 2026
2026-05-22 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-21 · 2026-10317 - Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; 2026 Recreational Season Announcement and Harvest Closure for Gag
2026-05-21 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-12-31 · 2026-10200 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
2026-05-20 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-18 · 2026-10101 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Prohibit Retention of Mobulid Rays in Fisheries for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
2026-05-20 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-06-22 · 2026-10096 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 2026 Recreational Fishing Season Announcement for Blueline Tilefish in the South Atlantic
2026-05-19 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-19 · 2026-10042 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2026 Specifications and Management Measures
2026-05-19 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-16 · 2026-09973 - Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project on Interstate 5 between Portland, OR, and Vancouver, WA
2026-05-18 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2027-09-15 · 2026-09884 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
2026-05-14 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-12 · 2026-09669 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2026 Pacific Whiting Harvest Specifications, 2026 Tribal Allocation, and 2026 Incidental Set-Aside
2026-05-11 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-11 · 2026-09293 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Common Pool, Accountability Measures, and Regular B Days at Sea Measures Under Regional Administrator Authority for Fishing Year 2026
2026-05-07 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-05 · 2026-09071 - Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; Accountability Measure for Recreational Harvest of Red Snapper in Federal Waters off Louisiana
2026-05-06 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-06 · 2026-08984 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From Virginia to New Jersey
2026-05-04 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-01 · 2026-08599 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2025-2026 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments
2026-05-01 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-01 · 2026-08544 - Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; 2026 Catch Sharing Plan and Recreational Fishery Management Measures
2026-05-01 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-30 · 2026-08533 - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2026 Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Year
2026-04-30 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-30 · 2026-08416 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2026 and 2027 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Recreational Management Measures
2026-04-30 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-30 · 2026-08409 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Recreational Fishing for Chinook Salmon in the Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone Area
2026-04-29 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-01 · 2026-08321 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Framework Adjustment 18 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan
2026-04-28 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-27 · 2026-08206 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Framework Adjustment 19 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan, and Framework Adjustment 7 to the Bluefish Fishery Management Plan
2026-04-28 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-28 · 2026-08205 - Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Allocation of 2026 Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements and Notice of Default Specifications
2026-04-27 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-01 · 2026-08172 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Framework Adjustment 17 to the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
2026-04-27 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-27 · 2026-08134 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 2026 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Gag in the South Atlantic
2026-04-22 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-08-02 · 2026-07792 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska
2026-04-21 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-17 · 2026-07708 - Pacific Island Fisheries; Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures; Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish for Fishing Years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027
2026-04-21 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-21 · 2026-07706 - Regulations Governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals
2026-04-20 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 2026-07610 - Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of America
2026-04-17 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-20 · 2026-07536 - Schedule of Fees for Access to NOAA Environmental Data, Information, and Related Products and Services
2026-04-14 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-05-14 · 2026-07250 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; 2026 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area to the Limited Access General Category Fishery
2026-04-14 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-13 · 2026-07187 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska
2026-04-10 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-08 · 2026-06995 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
2026-04-08 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-07 · 2026-06796 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From North Carolina to New Jersey
2026-04-08 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-07 · 2026-06776 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From Virginia to Massachusetts
2026-04-08 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-07 · 2026-06770 - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Modifications To Conform U.S. Fishery Regulations With the Presidential Proclamation Unleashing Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic
2026-04-06 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-03 · 2026-06663 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
2026-04-03 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-03 · 2026-06566 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska
2026-04-03 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-01 · 2026-06514 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2026 and 2027 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish; 2026 Rockfish Program Cooperative Allocations
2026-04-02 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-01 · 2026-06472 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
2026-04-02 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-02 · 2026-06425 - Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; 2026 Red Snapper Recreational For-Hire Fishing Season in the Gulf of America
2026-04-02 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-10-26 · 2026-06421 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Pot Catcher/Processors in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
2026-04-01 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-03-30 · 2026-06267 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Framework Adjustment 40 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
2026-03-27 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-01 · 2026-05990 - Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2026 Recreational Season Announcement and Closure Date for Golden Tilefish in the South Atlantic
2026-03-26 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-12-31 · 2026-05873 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish Managed Under the Individual Fishing Quota Program
2026-03-26 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-03-26 · 2026-05858 - Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Reporting for Federally Permitted Charter Vessels and Headboats in Gulf of America Fisheries; Court Decision
2026-03-25 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-04-24 · 2026-05813 - Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan; 2026 Annual Management Measures
2026-03-25 · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · effective 2026-03-12 · 2026-05803
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Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register, National Archives). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:45 PM CST.