# Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Specifications and Management Measures
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; extension. · Published 2006-08-22 · Effective 2006-03-01 · 71 FR 48824
## Document
- **Document number:** 06-7072
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 71 FR 48824
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/08/22/06-7072/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery-specifications-and-management)
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