Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Whiting Closure for the Catcher/Processor Sector
seasonal-closure · west coast · Published 2002-10-22 · Effective 2002-10-16 · 67 FR 64826
Document
Document number
02-26693
Federal Register citation
67 FR 64826
Type
Rule
Action
Fishing restrictions; request for comments.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
west coast
Publication date
2002-10-22
Effective date
2002-10-16
NOAA docket
Docket No. 020402077-01
Abstract
NMFS announces closure of the 2002 catcher/processor fishery for Pacific whiting (whiting) at 0000 local time (l.t.) October 16, 2002, because the allocation for the catcher/processor sector will be reached by that time. This action is intended to keep the harvest of whiting within the 2002 allocation levels.