Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; 2026 Catch Sharing Plan and Recreational Fishery Management Measures

Document 2026-08533 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Commerce in the Federal Register on May 1, 2026, with an effective date of April 30, 2026. This final rule approves changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan (CSP) for the International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC) Regulatory Area 2A off Washington, Oregon, and California. In addition, the rule implements management measures for the 2026 recreational fisheries in Regulatory Area 2A, including the recreational fishery season open dates and subarea allocations for Regulatory Area 2A. These actions are intended to conserve Pacific halibut, while providing additional angler opportunity to achieve the Regulatory Area 2A allocation set by the IPHC. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08533/pacific-halibut-fisheries-of-the-west-coast-2026-catch-sharing-plan-and-recreational-fishery.

No. Document 2026-08533 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.