Comments closed April 17
Support Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Northeastern United States, Atlantic Ocean (U.S. exclusive economic zone)
- What
- 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.
- Where
- Northeastern United States, Atlantic Ocean (U.S. exclusive economic zone)
- How much
- We have no figure for this fight yet; the agency’s own words are under Case.
- Decided
- Comments closed April 17, 2026. No decision document is on file yet.Date from Federal Register ↗, read May 6, 2026.
Where these four lines come from
- WhatOur summary of the Federal Register 2026-05250 ↗. 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.
- DecidedApril 17, 2026, from Federal Register, the document’s comment close date (federalregister.gov) ↗. Read May 6, 2026. The decision document is the one on file in PLAN’s record.
- Read from PLAN’s record November 9, 2026.
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Protective action worth supporting
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.
In the agency’s own words
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…
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