Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications
catch-limit · west coast · Published 2002-12-31 · Effective 2003-01-30 · 67 FR 79889
Document
Document number
02-32952
Federal Register citation
67 FR 79889
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Publication date
2002-12-31
Effective date
2003-01-30
NOAA docket
Docket No. 021112272-2328-02
Abstract
NMFS issues a regulation to implement the annual harvest guideline for Pacific sardine in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the Pacific coast for the fishing season January 1, 2003, through December 31, 2003. This harvest guideline has been calculated according to the regulations implementing the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and establishes allowable harvest levels for Pacific sardine off the Pacific coast.