Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Fishery Management Plans of St. Croix and St. Thomas and St. John; Queen Triggerfish Management Measures

Document 2026-05251 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Commerce in the Federal Register on March 18, 2026, with an effective date of April 17, 2026. NMFS issues this final rule to modify the annual catch limits (ACLs) for queen triggerfish in Federal waters around the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) as described in Framework Action 3 under the St. Croix Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and Framework Action 3 under the St. Thomas and St. John FMP (collectively Framework Action 3). The purpose of this final rule and Framework Action 3 is to update queen triggerfish management reference points under the St. Croix FMP and the St. Thomas and St. John FMP consistent with the most recent queen triggerfish stock assessments to prevent overfishing and achieve optimum yield (OY). View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/18/2026-05251/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-america-and-south-atlantic-fishery-management-plans-of-st-croix.

No. Document 2026-05251 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.