# 2026-16336: Alaska Pollock Gets Shuffled Between Sea Zones Again

2026-16336, Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, is a Federal Register rule from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2026-08-11, effective 2026-08-11; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16336
- As of: 2026-08-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16336
- Title: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 51598
- Published: 2026-08-11
- Effective: 2026-08-11
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-18

## In one line

Alaska Pollock Gets Shuffled Between Sea Zones Again

## Summary

NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amounts of the Aleut Corporation pollock directed fishing allowance (DFA) from the Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) to the Bering Sea subarea (BS). This action is necessary to provide the opportunity for the harvest of the 2026 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock, consistent with the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI).

## Effects PRIA read

- Aleut Corporation Loses 6,300 mt DFA: cost, medium. The rule removes 6,300 metric tons (mt) of the Aleut Corporation’s directed fishing allowance (DFA) for pollock in the Aleutian Islands, leaving the Aleut Corporation with 0 mt for 2026. This change is effective August 11, 2026 through December 31, 2026.
- 6,300 mt Reallocated to AFA Sectors: benefit, medium. NMFS reallocates 6,300 metric tons (mt) of pollock from the Aleutian Islands to the Bering Sea and apportions that 6,300 mt among American Fisheries Act (AFA) sectors: 50 percent to the inshore catcher vessel sector, 40 percent to the catcher/processor sector, and 10 percent to the mothership secto…

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## Sources
- [2026-16336 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/11/2026-16336/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-reallocation-of-pollock-in-the-bering-sea-and)
- [2026-16336 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-11/pdf/2026-16336.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16336 (as of 2026-08-18).