Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Fixed Gear Marking and Entanglement Risk Reduction

The record

Publisher

Federal Register

Agency

Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Source

Federal Register

Kind

Federal Register: final rule

Jurisdiction

United States

Topics

Environment

Importance

Notable, the middle of three tiers Kresmion sets by fixed rules from the source's own fields

Published (source time)

2026-10-13 (the source gives a date only)

First seen on Kresmion

2026-10-26 18:25 UTC

The original

• PDF (Federal Register)

Source: Federal Register (federalregister.gov). U.S. government work, public domain.

The publisher's summary

This rulemaking implements gear marking requirements and entanglement risk reduction measures for portions of the Pacific coast groundfish fishery. This rulemaking consists of mandatory requirements and voluntary measures. These new requirements and voluntary measures are established pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The intent of the gear marking requirements is to increase the likelihood of attributing entanglements to a specific fishery and gear type. The intent of the risk reduction measures is to reduce bycatch by decreasing the likelihood of marine animal entanglements with fishing line.

The publisher's words, as published.

Federal Register document

Document number

2026-20873

Document type

Rule

Status

Published