# 2026-16077: Halibut fleet gets 3-day bonus catch in Area 2A fishery

2026-16077, 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 2026-08-06, effective 2026-08-18; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16077
- As of: 2026-08-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16077
- 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 50726
- Published: 2026-08-06
- Effective: 2026-08-18
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-13

## In one line

Halibut fleet gets 3-day bonus catch in Area 2A fishery

## Summary

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, August 18 through August 20, 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

- Extra 58‑Hour Halibut Fishing Period: benefit, medium. If you participate in the non‑Tribal directed commercial Pacific halibut fishery in IPHC Area 2A, NMFS opened an additional fishing period from August 18, 2026 at 8 a.m. PDT through August 20, 2026 at 6 p.m. PDT. During that period each vessel may land up to 5,000 lb (2.27 mt) per vessel, dressed w…

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## Sources
- [2026-16077 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-16077/pacific-halibut-fisheries-of-the-west-coast-inseason-action-for-the-2026-area-2a-pacific-halibut)
- [2026-16077 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-06/pdf/2026-16077.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16077 (as of 2026-08-13).