Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures for the 2013 Tribal and Non-Tribal Fisheries for Pacific Whiting
catch-limit · west coast · Published 2013-05-07 · Effective 2013-05-07 · 78 FR 26526
Document
Document number
2013-10806
Federal Register citation
78 FR 26526
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Publication date
2013-05-07
Effective date
2013-05-07
NOAA docket
Docket No. 130114034-3422-02
Abstract
NMFS issues this final rule for the 2013 Pacific whiting fishery under the authority of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), and the Pacific Whiting Act of 2006. This final rule establishes the tribal allocation of 63,205 metric tons of Pacific whiting for 2013, and final allocations of Pacific whiting to the non-tribal fishery for 2013.