Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments
catch-limit · west coast · Published 2016-03-28 · Effective 2016-03-25 · 81 FR 17094
Document
Document number
2016-06908
Federal Register citation
81 FR 17094
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; inseason adjustments to biennial groundfish management measures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Publication date
2016-03-28
Effective date
2016-03-25
NOAA docket
Docket No. 140904754-5188-02
Abstract
This final rule announces an inseason change to management measures in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. This action, which is authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCFMP) and the Northern Pacific Halibut Act, implements changes to the incidental retention allowance for halibut in the limited entry fixed gear sablefish primary fishery.