United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2026_register executive 2026-06-04 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1e26deb94 D09002ee1e26dec4c United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency NMFS issues regulations to implement Amendment 55 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule removes yellowmouth grouper from the other South Atlantic shallow water grouper (other SASWG) complex and establishes a new scamp and yellowmouth grouper complex. This final rule establishes catch levels, sector management measures, and accountability measures (AM) for the new scamp and yellowmouth grouper complex and establishes catch levels for the revised other SASWG complex. In addition, Amendment 55 establishes a rebuilding plan, sector allocations, and status determination criteria (SDC) for the scamp and yellowmouth grouper complex. The purpose of this final rule and Amendment 55 is to rebuild the scamp and yellowmouth grouper stock and achieve optimum yield (OY) while minimizing to the extent practicable adverse social and economic effects. 91 FR 33661 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-06-04/2026-11221 2026-11221 fr04jn26-24 RIN 0648-BN30 3510-22-P Docket No. 260505-0124 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-06-04/2026-11221 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-04/html/2026-11221.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-04/pdf/2026-11221.pdf Commercial Fisheries Fishing Recreational Scamp Snapper-Grouper South Atlantic Yellowmouth Grouper 13 p. 33661 33673 91 FR 33661 Title 50 Part 622 50 CFR Part 622 RIN 0648-BN30 Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Amendment 55; Federal Register Vol. 91, Issue RULE 2026-11221 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2026-07-06 Docket No. 260505-0124 3510-22-P 2026-11221 Final rule.

NMFS issues regulations to implement Amendment 55 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule removes yellowmouth grouper from the other South Atlantic shallow water grouper (other SASWG) complex and establishes a new scamp and yellowmouth grouper complex. This final rule establishes catch levels, sector management measures, and accountability measures (AM) for the new scamp and yellowmouth grouper complex and establishes catch levels for the revised other SASWG complex. In addition, Amendment 55 establishes a rebuilding plan, sector allocations, and status determination criteria (SDC) for the scamp and yellowmouth grouper complex. The purpose of this final rule and Amendment 55 is to rebuild the scamp and yellowmouth grouper stock and achieve optimum yield (OY) while minimizing to the extent practicable adverse social and economic effects.

This final rule is effective July 6, 2026. Nikhil Mehta, telephone: 727-824-5305, or email: nikhil.mehta@noaa.gov. Commercial Fisheries Fishing Recreational Scamp Snapper-Grouper South Atlantic Yellowmouth Grouper Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Amendment 55, nikhil.mehta@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-55-establish-new-scamp-and-yellowmouth-grouper-complex-rebuilding-plan-catch Vol. 91, no. 107 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2026-06-04 continuing daily deposited born digital 572 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-06-04 P0b002ee1e26d236f 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr04jn26 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-06-04 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-04/pdf/FR-2026-06-04.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-04/xml/FR-2026-06-04.xml fdlp 33579 34141 DGPO 2026-06-04 2026-06-04 FR-2026-06-04 machine generated eng FR FR-2026-06-04 91 107