Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Amendment 11
fishery-mgmt · west coast · Published 2006-06-29 · Effective 2006-07-31 · 71 FR 36999
Document
Document number
06-5816
Federal Register citation
71 FR 36999
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
west coast
Publication date
2006-06-29
Effective date
2006-07-31
NOAA docket
Docket No. 051028280-6160-02
Abstract
NMFS issues this final rule to implement Amendment 11 to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which changes the framework for the annual apportionment of the Pacific sardine harvest guideline along the U.S. Pacific coast. The purpose of this final rule is to achieve optimal utilization of the Pacific sardine resource and equitable allocation of the harvest opportunity for Pacific sardine.