Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Amendment 12
fishery-mgmt · west coast · Published 2000-12-29 · Effective 2001-01-29 · 65 FR 82947
Document
Document number
00-33224
Federal Register citation
65 FR 82947
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; announcement of approval of an amendment to a fishery management plan, and announcement of disapproval of overfished species rebuilding plans.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
west coast
Publication date
2000-12-29
Effective date
2001-01-29
NOAA docket
Docket No. 000927275-0347-02
Abstract
NMFS issues this final rule to remove references to foreign and joint venture fishing in the West Coast groundfish regulations. The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) prepared Amendment 12 to the Pacific Coast groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to provide framework procedures for developing overfished species rebuilding plans, for setting guidelines for rebuilding plan contents, and for sending rebuilding plans to NMFS for review and approval/disapproval. This action also announces NOAA approval of Amendment 12, and revocation of NMFS prior approval for the overfished species rebuilding plans for West Coast lingcod, bocaccio, and Pacific ocean perch (POP).