Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Whiting Closure for the Catcher/Processor Sector
seasonal-closure · west coast · Published 2003-10-29 · Effective 2003-10-24 · 68 FR 61634
Document
Document number
03-27248
Federal Register citation
68 FR 61634
Type
Rule
Action
Fishing restrictions; request for comments.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
west coast
Publication date
2003-10-29
Effective date
2003-10-24
NOAA docket
Docket No. 021209300-3048-02
Abstract
NMFS announces closure of the 2003 catcher/processor fishery for Pacific whiting (whiting) at noon local time (l.t.) October 24, 2003, because the allocation for the catcher/processor sector will be reached by that time. This action is intended to keep the harvest of whiting within the 2003 allocation levels.