NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT PROVISIONS; FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; PROPOSED 2026 AND PROJECTED 2027 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SUMMER FLOUNDER, SCUP, BLACK SEA BASS, AND BLUEFISH FISHERIES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Proposed 2026 and Projected 2027 Specifications for the Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Fisheries.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 9 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS proposes 2026 and projects 2027 specifications for the summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish fisheries. The implementing regulations for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management...