Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2025-2026 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 660 [Docket No. 241022-0278; RIN 0648-BO14] AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; inseason adjustments to biennial groundfish management measures. SUMMARY: This final rule announces routine inseason adjustments to management measures in commercial groundfish fisheries. These inseason adjustments will increase sablefish trip limits in the limited entry (LE) and open access (OA) sectors north and south of 36° North latitude (N lat.), and reduce vermilion/sunset rockfish sub-trip limits within the shelf rockfish complex in the LE and OA sectors south of 34°27′ N lat. This action is intended to allow commercial fishing vessels to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks. DATES: This final rule is effective August 20, 2026. ADDRESSES: This final rule is accessible at the Office of the Federal Register website at https://www.federalregister.gov . Background information and documents are available at the Pacific Fishery Management Council's website at http://www.pcouncil.org/​ . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Mackey, Fishery Management Specialist, at 206-526-6140 or megan.mackey@noaa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (Groundfish FMP) and its implementing regulations at t…