# Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Groundfish Fishery Management Measures
> **Rule** · Emergency rule to set depth-based management measures for September-December 2002; request for comments. · Published 2002-09-13 · Effective 2002-09-10 · 67 FR 57973
## Document
- **Document number:** 02-23383
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 67 FR 57973
- **Publication date:** 2002-09-13
- **Effective date:** 2002-09-10
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 020904208-2208-01
## Abstract

This emergency rule sets new depth-based management measures that create a darkblotched rockfish conservation area (DBCA). The DBCA will limit the incidental catch of darkblotched rockfish, an overfished species, while allowing the limited entry trawl fishery access to healthy deepwater groundfish stocks (e.g., Dover sole, thornyhead, sablefish) and nearshore flatfish species (e.g., Dover sole (seasonally), petrale sole, arrowtooth flounder, English sole) outside the DBCA. This action is intended to allow the fisheries to access the optimum yields (OYs) of healthy groundfish stocks while protecting overfished darkblotched rockfish.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/09/13/02-23383/magnuson-stevens-act-provisions-fisheries-off-west-coast-states-and-in-the-western-pacific-pacific)
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