Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustments

NMFS announces changes in the following trip limits for the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries: Limited entry trawl and fixed gear for minor slope rockfish north and south; limited entry trawl and fixed gear for splitnose rockfish south; limited entry trawl and fixed gear for Pacific Ocean perch (POP); limited entry trawl and fixed gear for Dover sole north and south; limited entry trawl and fixed gear for flatfish north; limited entry trawl for yellowtail rockfish north; limited entry trawl for widow rockfish taken with mid-water trawl gear; and limited entry fixed gear and open access for sablefish north. These actions, which are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), are intended to help the fisheries achieve optimum yield (OY) while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.