Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Modifications To Conform U.S. Fishery Regulations With the Presidential Proclamation Unleashing Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic
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This final rule removes the prohibition on commercial fishing within the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. The rule rescinds the specific regulation at 50 CFR 600.725(x) that had implemented the prior ban on commercial fishing in the Monument's Canyons and Seamounts units. The change is required to align U.S. fishery regulations with the Presidential Proclamation issued on February 6, 2026, titled "Unleashing Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic," which removed commercial fishing from the list of prohibited activities in the Monument. The rule became effective on April 3, 2026. NMFS used the good cause exception to waive prior public notice and comment because the prohibition had already been lifted by the Proclamation and maintaining the outdated regulation created confusion for the fishing industry.
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Key Changes
- Rescinds regulation at 50 CFR 600.725(x) that prohibited commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
- Removes prior prohibition on all commercial fishing except American lobster and Atlantic deep-sea red crab fisheries
- Rule effective April 3, 2026, following Presidential Proclamation issued February 6, 2026
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Obligations
What this law requires
Rescind and remove the regulation at 50 CFR 600.725(x) that prohibited commercial fishing within the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
Conform U.S. fishing regulations to the Presidential Proclamation Unleashing Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic (issued February 6, 2026) by removing the commercial fishing prohibition in the Monument
Ensure all fishery management plans and measures implemented by the Secretary of Commerce are consistent with and conform to the February 2026 Proclamation and the Antiquities Act
Permit commercial fishing within the Monument boundaries effective April 3, 2026, subject to federal regulation including regulations at 50 CFR 648.373
Implement this final rule effective April 3, 2026, without requiring a 30-day delay period under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1) and (3)