Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications
catch-limit · west coast · Published 2003-10-03 · Effective 2003-11-03 · 68 FR 57379
Document
Document number
03-25141
Federal Register citation
68 FR 57379
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Publication date
2003-10-03
Effective date
2003-11-03
NOAA docket
Docket No. 030721177-3234-02
Abstract
NMFS issues a final rule to implement the annual harvest guideline for Pacific mackerel in the exclusive economic zone off the Pacific coast. The Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and its implementing regulations require NMFS to set an annual harvest guideline for Pacific mackerel based on the formula in the FMP. This action adopts allowable harvest levels for Pacific mackerel off the Pacific coast.