Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Annual Specifications and Management Measures for the 2014 Tribal and Non-Tribal Fisheries for Pacific Whiting
catch-limit · west coast · Published 2014-05-13 · Effective 2014-05-13 · 79 FR 27198
Document
Document number
2014-10746
Federal Register citation
79 FR 27198
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Publication date
2014-05-13
Effective date
2014-05-13
NOAA docket
Docket No. 131119977-4381-02
Abstract
NMFS issues this final rule for the 2014 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 announces the 2014 U.S. TAC, establishes the tribal allocation of 55,336 metric tons of Pacific whiting for 2014, establishes a set-aside for research and bycatch of 1,500 metric tons, and announces the final allocations of Pacific whiting to the non- tribal fishery for 2014.