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Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Amendment 25 (Revised)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Northeastern United States, Atlantic Ocean (U.S. exclusive economic zone)Federal Register 2026-05250 ↗

Wildlife Fishing Overfishing ESA

NMFS is proposing to revise how Atlantic cod populations are divided and managed under the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan, splitting them into four new stock units with updated catch limits and management rules. It'd also adjust recreational groundfish fishing measures across the region. The rule affects commercial and recreational fishermen operating in the northeastern U.S. waters, as well as the cod stocks themselves that are subject to overfishing concerns.

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NMFS proposes to incorporate revised Atlantic cod stock units into the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP), and set status determination criteria (SDCs), specifications, and commercial and recreational management measures, for the four new cod stocks, as recommended by the New England Fishery Management Council (Council). This action also proposes other recreational groundfish measures necessary for the fishery. The purpose of this proposed action is to prevent overfishing, ensure rebuilding, and help achieve optimum yield in the groundfish fisheries consistent with the status of the stocks and r…

Federal Register 2026-05250 ↗

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