# Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Annual Specifications and Management Measures for the 2017 Tribal and Non-Tribal Fisheries for Pacific Whiting
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2017-05-08 · Effective 2017-05-08 · 82 FR 21317
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-09288
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 21317
- **Publication date:** 2017-05-08
- **Effective date:** 2017-05-08
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 161128999-7428-02
## Abstract

NMFS issues this final rule for the 2017 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 2017 U.S. Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of 441,433 metric tons (mt) of Pacific whiting, establishes a set-aside for research and bycatch of 1,500 mt, and announces Pacific whiting allocations shown in Table 1 (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) to the tribal and non-tribal fisheries for 2017. This rule will ensure that the 2017 Pacific whiting fishery is managed in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the FMP, the Pacific Whiting Act of 2006, and other applicable laws.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/05/08/2017-09288/magnuson-stevens-act-provisions-fisheries-off-west-coast-states-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery)
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