Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Closure of the Fishery for Pacific Sardine North of Pt. Arena, California
seasonal-closure · west coast · Published 2003-10-28 · Effective 2003-10-24 · 68 FR 61373
Document
Document number
03-27174
Federal Register citation
68 FR 61373
Type
Rule
Action
Closure of the fishery for Pacific sardine north of Pt. Arena, California.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
west coast
Publication date
2003-10-28
Effective date
2003-10-24
NOAA docket
Docket No. 0330612150-3214-02
Abstract
NMFS announces the closure of the fishery for Pacific sardine in the exclusive economic zone off the Pacific Coast north of Pt. Arena, California (39[deg] 00' N. lat.) at 12:01 a.m. local time (l.t.) on October 17, 2003. The purpose of this action is to comply with the allocation procedures mandated by the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan (FMP).