Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications
catch-limit · west coast · Published 2000-01-25 · Effective 2000-01-01 · 65 FR 3890
Document
Document number
00-1700
Federal Register citation
65 FR 3890
Type
Rule
Action
Final harvest guidelines.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Publication date
2000-01-25
Effective date
2000-01-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 991229356-9356-01
Abstract
NMFS announces the annual harvest guidelines for Pacific sardine and Pacific mackerel in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the Pacific coast. The Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and its implementing regulations require NMFS to establish annual harvest guidelines for Pacific sardine and Pacific mackerel based on a formulas appearing in the FMP. The intended effect of this action is to establish allowable harvest levels for coastal pelagic species off the Pacific coast.