NOAA regulations

NMFS is accepting public comment on an Exempted Fishing Permit application that would allow federally permitted vessels to conduct genetic research fishing activities under Magnuson-Stevens Act exemptions.

Nova Southeastern University researcher Susana Caballero seeks a permit to conduct research on imported, exported, or received marine mammals and marine mammal parts under File No. 29107.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration requests public comment on a West Coast fisheries survey collection through OMB by the deadline specified in the Federal Register notice.

Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 94 will assess Florida hogfish stock through data workshops, assessment webinars, and a review workshop for Gulf of America and South Atlantic fisheries management.

NMFS prohibits directed fishing for Pacific cod by trawl-gear catcher vessels in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska to prevent exceeding the 2026 A season allowance.

Virginia transfers a portion of its 2026 commercial summer flounder quota to Massachusetts under the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan quota-transfer provisions.

NMFS announces North Carolina's transfer of a portion of its 2026 commercial summer flounder quota to New Jersey under the Summer Flounder Fishery Management Plan quota transfer provisions.

NMFS approves nine companies to provide at-sea and electronic catch monitoring services for northeast multispecies fishing sectors in 2026.