# 2026-15886: Greater Amberjack Banned in Mysterious Gulf of America – Huh?

2026-15886, Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery in the Gulf of America; 2026 Commercial Closure for Greater Amberjack, is a Federal Register rule from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2026-08-05, effective 2026-08-08; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15886
- As of: 2026-08-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15886
- Title: Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery in the Gulf of America; 2026 Commercial Closure for Greater Amberjack
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 50482
- Published: 2026-08-05
- Effective: 2026-08-08
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-12

## In one line

Greater Amberjack Banned in Mysterious Gulf of America – Huh?

## Summary

NMFS is closing the 2026 commercial fishing season for greater amberjack in the Gulf of America (Gulf). Federal regulations require NMFS to close commercial harvest for greater amberjack if landings reach the commercial annual catch target (ACT) during the fishing year, which NMFS has projected will occur by August 5, 2026. The commercial closure for greater amberjack will remain closed through the rest of 2026. This action is necessary to protect the greater amberjack resource in the Gulf.

## Effects PRIA read

- Greater Amberjack Commercial Closure Aug–Dec: cost, high. If you commercially fish or buy greater amberjack from Gulf Federal waters, commercial harvest is closed from August 8, 2026, through December 31, 2026. During the closure, the sale or purchase of greater amberjack taken from Gulf Federal waters is prohibited, except for fish that were harvested, l…
- Reduced 2026 Gulf Amberjack Quotas: cost, medium. For the rest of the 2026 fishing year (through December 31, 2026), the commercial annual catch limit (ACL) for Gulf greater amberjack is 92,816 lb and the commercial annual catch target (ACT) is 85,746 lb. Previously the ACL and ACT were 101,000 lb and 93,930 lb; NMFS reduced the commercial harvest…

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## Sources
- [2026-15886 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/05/2026-15886/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-america-and-south-atlantic-reef-fish-fishery-in-the-gulf-of)
- [2026-15886 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-05/pdf/2026-15886.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15886 (as of 2026-08-12).