Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #1-Adjustment of the Commercial Fishery From the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Falcon, OR
catch-limit · west coast · salmon · Published 2003-07-10 · Effective 2003-06-06 · 68 FR 41085
Document
Document number
03-17239
Federal Register citation
68 FR 41085
Type
Rule
Action
Adjustment; request for comments.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Species
salmon
Publication date
2003-07-10
Effective date
2003-06-06
NOAA docket
Docket No. 020430101-2101-01
Abstract
NMFS announces that the commercial fishery in the area from the U.S.-Canada Border to Cape Falcon, OR was modified to close at midnight on Friday, June 6, 2003. On June 5, 2003, the Northwest Regional Administrator, NMFS (Regional Administrator), determined that available catch and effort data indicated that the quota of 40,000 chinook salmon would be reached by June 6, 2003. This action was necessary to conform to the 2003 management goals.