Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Crustacean Fisheries; Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Fishery; Closure of the Year 2000 Fishery
seasonal-closure · west coast · lobster · Published 2000-06-26 · Effective 2000-07-01 · 65 FR 39314
Document
Document number
00-16111
Federal Register citation
65 FR 39314
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; emergency closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
west coast
Species
lobster
Publication date
2000-06-26
Effective date
2000-07-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 000619185-0185-01
Abstract
NMFS issues a final rule to close the 2000 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) commercial lobster fishery, which is scheduled to open on July 1, 2000. This rule, which is authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act), amends current regulations promulgated under the Fishery Management Plan for Crustacean Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (FMP). NMFS is closing the lobster fishery to prevent the potential for overfishing lobster resources.