Friday, October 16, 2026
West Coast
2 million invasive green crabs captured along Washington state shorelines
KUOW by John Ryan - October 13, 2026
More than 2 million invasive green crabs were captured in Washington state from July 2025 to June 2026, smashing previous records.
Environment/Science
New Report Summarizes Alaska Aquaculture Vision
NCCOS by staff - October 15, 2026
NOAA has released the Gulf of Alaska Aquaculture Atlas Rollout and Webtool Planning Workshop Series Report, summarizing input gathered during a series of public engagement workshops held in Anchorage, Juneau, and Kodiak, Alaska in spring 2026.
Federal Register
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 10/15/2026
NMFS is prohibiting retention of the incidental catch allowance for Pacific Ocean perch in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) except by vessels checked-in to the Central GOA Rockfish Program who are fishing with a rockfish cooperative quota permit.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Alaska Region Amendment 80 Program
A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 10/16/2026
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Shortraker Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 10/16/2026
NMFS is prohibiting retention of shortraker rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) except by catcher/processors checked-in to the Central GOA Rockfish Program who are fishing with a rockfish cooperative quota permit.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 10/16/2026
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of the 2026 Atka mackerel incidental catch allowance (ICA) for the Bering Sea subarea and Eastern Aleutian district (BS/EAI) to the Amendment 80 cooperative allocation for the BS/EAI in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI).
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