NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; ATLANTIC DEEP-SEA RED CRAB FISHERY; 2025 ATLANTIC DEEP-SEA RED CRAB SPECIFICATIONS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery; 2025 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Specifications.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 27 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from President Donald J. Trump, entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, " published in the Federal Registeron January 28, 2025, this action delays the effective date of the final rule NMFS published in the Federal Registeron December 13, 2024, regarding the finalization of the 202...