Open for comment · closes January 4
Oppose Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Atlantic Ocean
- What
- NMFS is holding five public hearings in late 2026 to gather input on a possible amendment to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan that could allow 'permit stacking' in the limited access scallop fleet. Permit stacking lets vessel owners combine multiple fishing permits onto a single boat, which can increase catch capacity and fishing pressure. This affects commercial scallop fishermen, fishing communities along the Atlantic coast, and the long-term sustainability of the Atlantic sea scallop fishery.
- Where
- Atlantic Ocean
- How much
- We have no figure for this fight yet; the agency’s own words are under Case.
- By when
- Comments to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by January 4, 2027.Date from Federal Register ↗, read November 3, 2026.
What to ask forAll 2 points →
Please account for the impacts on fish, wildlife, and the habitat they depend on.
Where these four lines come from
- WhatOur summary of the Federal Register 2026-22425 ↗. Check it against the agency’s own words under Case.
- WhereThe places and states the notice names, as PLAN read them.
- How muchNo verified figure is on the record for this fight.
- By whenJanuary 4, 2027, from Federal Register, the document’s comment close date (federalregister.gov) ↗. Read November 3, 2026.
- Read from PLAN’s record November 3, 2026.
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Comment nowWhat to say
Make these points, in your own words
- I oppose this action as proposed, and I ask the agency to weigh the specific harms below.
- Please account for the impacts on fish, wildlife, and the habitat they depend on.
Name the place: this decision affects Atlantic Ocean and the people who use and value it.
Say something only you can say. The law requires the agency to consider and respond to substantive comments, and specifics are what make a comment substantive.
Affects public lands
NMFS is holding five public hearings in late 2026 to gather input on a possible amendment to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan that could allow 'permit stacking' in the limited access scallop fleet. Permit stacking lets vessel owners combine multiple fishing permits onto a single boat, which can increase catch capacity and fishing pressure. This affects commercial scallop fishermen, fishing communities along the Atlantic coast, and the long-term sustainability of the Atlantic sea scallop fishery.
In the agency’s own words
NMFS will hold five public hearings in November and December 2026 to solicit input on a potential Secretarial amendment to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan. If the Secretary of Commerce determines that such an amendment is warranted, the action would consider allowing permit stacking in the limited access scallop fleet. NMFS is soliciting written scoping comments on this topic.
Who signs it
The notice names no signer PLAN could read. PLAN names a decision-maker only when the document names one.
The ground
This fight isn’t bound to a map place in PLAN’s record yet. The notice names Atlantic Ocean; none is a unit on the threatened lands map, so there’s no place page to open or watch.
In court on this ground
This fight isn’t bound to a land unit in PLAN’s record yet, so there are no court cases to show for its ground.
Who holds the vote
PLAN’s record doesn’t tie a member of Congress to this fight yet. The scorecard grades the votes and bills that decide public lands; nothing joins a vote or a bill to this decision, so there’s no member to name here without guessing.
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