Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments
catch-limit · west coast · Published 2012-04-25 · Effective 2012-05-01 · 77 FR 24634
Document
Document number
2012-9963
Federal Register citation
77 FR 24634
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; inseason adjustments to biennial groundfish management measures; request for comments.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Publication date
2012-04-25
Effective date
2012-05-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 100804324-1265-02
Abstract
This final rule announces an inseason change to management measures in the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries. This action, which is authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), is intended to allow fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks. This rule also implements changes to the incidental retention allowance for halibut in the primary sablefish fishery under the authority of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act.