Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Annual Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments; Corrections
catch-limit · west coast · Published 2004-04-29 · Effective 2004-04-29 · 69 FR 23440
Document
Document number
04-9649
Federal Register citation
69 FR 23440
Type
Rule
Action
Inseason adjustments to management measures; corrections; request for comments.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Publication date
2004-04-29
Effective date
2004-04-29
NOAA docket
Docket No. 031216314-3314-01
Abstract
NMFS announces changes to the recreational fishery, and to the commercial fishery's trawl rockfish conservation areas (RCAs) for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. These actions, which are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), will allow fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks. This action also contains corrections and revisions to the 2004 management measures.