# Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Groundfish Fishery Management Measures; Corrections
> **Rule** · Final emergency rule. · Published 2003-09-05 · Effective 2003-09-02 · 68 FR 52703
## Document
- **Document number:** 03-22669
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 68 FR 52703
- **Publication date:** 2003-09-05
- **Effective date:** 2003-09-02
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 030828215-3215-01
## Abstract

NMFS announces changes to the closed areas affecting the limited entry fixed gear fleet, the open access non-trawl gear fleet and the recreational fishery in southern California. For the limited entry fixed gear and open access non-trawl gear fleets, south of 34[deg]27' N. lat. to the U.S./Mexico border, the eastern, inshore boundary of the non-trawl rockfish conservation area (non-trawl RCA), an area closed to fishing by those fisheries, will be a boundary line approximating the 30-fm (55-m) depth contour, except in the Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCA) where the inshore boundary will remain at 20- fm (37-m) [Note: The CCA is a distinct closed area separate from the non-trawl RCA]. The western, seaward boundary of the non-trawl RCA will remain at a line approximating 150-fm (274-m). For the recreational fishery, south of 34[deg]27' N. lat. to the U.S./Mexico border, the seaward boundary of the open area will be marked by a boundary line approximating the 30-fm (55 m) depth contour, except in the CCA where the boundary will remain at 20-fm (37-m). [Note: The CCA is a distinct closed area separate from the non-trawl RCA.] These actions, which are authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), will allow fishermen access to more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks. NMFS also announces several corrections to the existing RCA boundaries.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/09/05/03-22669/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-and-in-the-western-pacific-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery)
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