{"source":"reg-fisheries","note":"Free 5-item preview. The full feed is $0.05/call at GET /v1/reg-fisheries/changes.","question":"Which final or proposed federal rules affecting fisheries & marine resources were published since T, and which carry compliance obligations?","sample":[{"source":"reg-fisheries","entityId":"fedreg:2026-11017","type":"final_rule","title":"Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 2026 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Snowy Grouper in the South Atlantic","summary":"NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) and closure for the recreational harvest of snowy grouper in South Atlantic Federal waters. NMFS reduces the length of the snowy grouper 2026 recreational fishing season to prevent landings from exceeding the recreational annual catch limit (ACL) in 2026 as they did in 2025. Accordingly, NMFS announces the adjusted closure date for the snowy grouper 2026 recreational fishing season in South Atlantic Federal waters to protect the snowy grouper resource.","significance":6,"detectedAt":"2026-07-14T22:19:44.166Z","effectiveDate":"2026-06-07","sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/02/2026-11017/fisheries-of-the-south-atlantic-2026-recreational-accountability-measure-and-closure-for-snowy","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-11017","documentType":"Rule","agencies":"Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","publicationDate":"2026-06-02","vertical":"reg-fisheries"}},{"source":"reg-fisheries","entityId":"fedreg:2026-11221","type":"final_rule","title":"Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Amendment 55","summary":"NMFS issues regulations to implement Amendment 55 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule removes yellowmouth grouper from the other South Atlantic shallow water grouper (other SASWG) complex and establishes a new scamp and yellowmouth grouper complex. This final rule establishes catch levels, sector management measures, and accountability measures (AM) for the new scamp and yellowmouth grouper complex and establishes catch levels for the re…","significance":8,"detectedAt":"2026-07-14T22:19:44.166Z","effectiveDate":"2026-07-06","sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/04/2026-11221/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-america-and-south-atlantic-snapper-grouper-fishery-of-the-south","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-11221","documentType":"Rule","agencies":"Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","publicationDate":"2026-06-04","vertical":"reg-fisheries"}},{"source":"reg-fisheries","entityId":"fedreg:2026-11249","type":"final_rule","title":"Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; 2026 Catch Sharing Plan; Inseason Action","summary":"NMFS announces an inseason action for the Pacific halibut recreational fishery in the International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC) regulatory Area 2A. This action adds fishing dates (June 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23) in the Columbia River subarea. These additional fishing dates are intended to provide additional opportunity for anglers to achieve the overall recreational fishery allocations in the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 2026 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan and to promote full utilization of the 2026 Area 2A Pacific halibut catch limits.","significance":6,"detectedAt":"2026-07-14T22:19:44.166Z","effectiveDate":"2026-06-08","sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/04/2026-11249/pacific-halibut-fisheries-of-the-west-coast-2026-catch-sharing-plan-inseason-action","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-11249","documentType":"Rule","agencies":"Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","publicationDate":"2026-06-04","vertical":"reg-fisheries"}},{"source":"reg-fisheries","entityId":"fedreg:2026-10846","type":"final_rule","title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee","summary":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis), a bumble bee historically known to occur broadly across the eastern United States and portions of Canada, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, we are designating approximately 1,534,951 acres (621,172 hectares) of occupied critical habitat in 14 units across 33 counties in 6 States.","significance":6,"detectedAt":"2026-07-14T22:19:44.166Z","effectiveDate":"2026-07-01","sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/01/2026-10846/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-the-rusty-patched","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-10846","documentType":"Rule","agencies":"Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service","publicationDate":"2026-06-01","vertical":"reg-fisheries"}},{"source":"reg-fisheries","entityId":"fedreg:2026-11021","type":"final_rule","title":"Fisheries Off West Coast States; the Highly Migratory Species Fishery; Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area Closure","summary":"NMFS is prohibiting fishing with large-mesh drift gillnet (DGN) gear (>=14 inches mesh) off the coast of southern California east of 120[deg] W meridian from June 1, 2026, through August 31, 2026. This prohibition is based on the fact that the NOAA Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has indicated that the sea surface temperature off the coast of southern California for March and April is warmer than normal and there is an 82 percent probability that El Ni[ntilde]o conditions may occur between May-July. This action protects Endangered Species Act-listed loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), s…","significance":8,"detectedAt":"2026-07-14T22:19:44.166Z","effectiveDate":"2026-06-01","sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/02/2026-11021/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-the-highly-migratory-species-fishery-pacific-loggerhead-conservation","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-11021","documentType":"Rule","agencies":"Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","publicationDate":"2026-06-02","vertical":"reg-fisheries"}}]}