# Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Spiny Dogfish; Open Access; Routine Management Measure; Closure Authority
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; request for comments. · Published 2005-05-05 · Effective 2005-05-02 · 70 FR 23804
## Document
- **Document number:** 05-9001
- **Category:** seasonal-closure
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 70 FR 23804
- **Publication date:** 2005-05-05
- **Effective date:** 2005-05-02
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 050302053-5120-03
## Abstract

This emergency rule establishes routine management measure authority, under the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP), to reduce trip limits to incidental levels in the open access fishery for groundfish before the sector has taken its full target groundfish species' allocations, to minimize impacts on overfished species. This action establishes a mechanism that can be used to quickly restrict the directed open access groundfish fishery if NMFS estimates that the incidental catch of an overfished species is too high.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/05/05/05-9001/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-and-in-the-western-pacific-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery-spiny)
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