# 2026-14551: Halibut Boats Get 72-Hour Window to Catch 5,000 Pounds Each

2026-14551, Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; Inseason Action for the 2026 Area 2A Pacific Halibut Directed Commercial Fishery, is a Federal Register rule from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2026-07-20, effective 2026-07-21; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14551
- As of: 2026-07-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-14551
- Title: Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; Inseason Action for the 2026 Area 2A Pacific Halibut Directed Commercial Fishery
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 45224
- Published: 2026-07-20
- Effective: 2026-07-21
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-27

## In one line

Halibut Boats Get 72-Hour Window to Catch 5,000 Pounds Each

## Summary

Good news for West Coast commercial halibut fishers! From July 21 to 23, 2026, vessels can catch up to 5,000 pounds of Pacific halibut each, giving the fleet a fresh chance to reach their yearly quota. This extra fishing window helps make sure the 2026 halibut allocation is fully used without going overboard.

## Abstract

NMFS announces an inseason action for the 2026 Pacific halibut non-Tribal directed commercial fishery in the International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC) regulatory Area 2A. This action adds a fishing period, July 21 through July 23, 2026, with a fishing period catch limit of 5,000 pounds (lb) (2.27 metric tons (mt)) per vessel, dressed weight. This action is intended to provide additional opportunity for the fleet to achieve the 2026 non-Tribal directed commercial fishery allocation.

## Effects PRIA read

- Short 58‑Hour Fishing Window Added: benefit, medium. If you operate a commercial Pacific halibut vessel in Area 2A, NMFS opened a fishing period from July 21, 2026 at 8 a.m. PDT through July 23, 2026 at 6 p.m. PDT. During this period each vessel may take up to 5,000 pounds (2.27 metric tons) dressed weight, intended to help the fleet reach the 2026 n…

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## Sources
- [2026-14551 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/20/2026-14551/pacific-halibut-fisheries-of-the-west-coast-inseason-action-for-the-2026-area-2a-pacific-halibut)
- [2026-14551 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-20/pdf/2026-14551.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14551 (as of 2026-07-27).