Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Specifications and Management Measures
catch-limit · west coast · Published 2006-08-22 · Effective 2006-03-01 · 71 FR 48824
Document
Document number
06-7072
Federal Register citation
71 FR 48824
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; extension.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Publication date
2006-08-22
Effective date
2006-03-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 051014263-6028-03
Abstract
This action extends a temporary rule, now in effect, that establishes the 2006 optimum yield (OY) for darkblotched rockfish caught in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. This action, which is authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act), is intended to protect darkblotched rockfish, an overfished groundfish species.