# Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Renewal of Exempted Fishing Permit
> **Rule** · Renewal of Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) for monitoring incidental catch of salmon and groundfish in the Washington-Oregon- California (WOC) shore-based Pacific whiting fishery. · Published 2000-04-05 · Effective 2000-04-01 · 65 FR 17807
## Document
- **Document number:** 00-8380
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 65 FR 17807
- **Publication date:** 2000-04-05
- **Effective date:** 2000-04-01
- **NOAA docket:** ID. 032700A
## Abstract

NMFS announces the receipt of an application, and NMFS' intent to renew EFPs for vessels participating in an observation program to monitor the incidental take of salmon and groundfish in the shore-based component of the Pacific whiting fishery. These EFPs are necessary to allow trawl vessels fishing for Pacific whiting to delay sorting their catch, and thus to retain prohibited species and groundfish in excess of cumulative trip limits until the point of offloading. These activities are otherwise prohibited by Federal regulations.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/04/05/00-8380/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-and-in-the-western-pacific-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery-renewal)
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