FWS Keeps Tagging Horseshoe Crabs and Fish Without Changes
Published Date: 2/11/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is renewing its paperwork for the Horseshoe Crab and Cooperative Fish Tagging Programs without any changes. This means people involved in tagging these creatures will keep reporting info as usual, with no new costs or deadlines except to comment by April 13, 2026. It’s all about keeping the data flowing smoothly while cutting down on extra paperwork hassle.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Tagging Data Collection Renewed — No Change
The Fish and Wildlife Service is renewing the Horseshoe Crab and Cooperative Fish Tagging information collection without change. The collection continues to rely on 2,026 estimated annual respondents, 3,648 estimated annual responses, and a total estimated 2,241 annual burden hours (completion time per response ranges from 5 minutes to 95 hours); the collection is voluntary and the agency estimates no annual nonhour monetary costs. Comments are due April 13, 2026.
Small Reward for Reporting Tags
If you report a tagged crab or fish and request the return information or reward, the Service will ask for your mailing address so it can send you information and a modest reward tied to the tag report. The notice states this modest reward is available but does not specify an amount.
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