commercial fishing

A sudden April 7 shutdown is hitting Gulf of Alaska cod boats after NOAA said directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area must stop at 12 noon Alaska time to protect the 2026 A season allowance.

By Juan Manuel Garro
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April 7, 2026

A quiet NOAA bulletin turned into a big-money Gulf story when Amendment 62 proposed a 2026 ABC of 8.28 million pounds, a total ACL of 6.62 million and much higher future limits, all because the latest stock assessment says the fishery can handle more harvest.

By Juan Manuel Garro
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April 5, 2026

One of the biggest Gulf reef fish twists of spring just landed as NOAA proposed new red grouper sector allocations using Florida State Reef Fish Survey estimates, shifting the recreational share to 31.8% and the commercial share to 68.2%.

By Juan Manuel Garro
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April 4, 2026

Alaska’s pollock fleet is staring at a sudden Area 620 squeeze after NOAA moved to halt directed fishing from April 1 noon onward, saying the step is necessary to keep the 2026 A season allowance intact in a zone spanning 154 to 159 degrees west.

By Juan Manuel Garro
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April 1, 2026

NOAA just dropped a huge March 30 grouper surprise for Gulf fishermen after withholding quota since January 1, announcing that 545,576 pounds of deep-water grouper allocation will be released on April 1 and push the 2026 total back to 1,024,000 pounds.

By Juan Manuel Garro
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March 31, 2026

Scallop fishermen just got a brutal new reality check as NOAA set 2026 IFQ allocations effective April 1, shut down access area allocations entirely and told vessels they cannot exceed quota at any point without risking paybacks and violations.

By Juan Manuel Garro
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March 28, 2026
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