# Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Annual Specifications and Management Measures for the 2018 Tribal and Non-Tribal Fisheries for Pacific Whiting
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2018-05-15 · Effective 2018-05-15 · 83 FR 22401
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-10230
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 22401
- **Publication date:** 2018-05-15
- **Effective date:** 2018-05-15
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 171023999-8440-02
## Abstract

NMFS issues this final rule for the 2018 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 2018 U.S. Total Allowable Catch of 441,433 metric tons (mt) of Pacific whiting, establishes a tribal allocation of 77,251 mt, establishes a set-aside for research and bycatch of 1,500 mt, and announces the allocations of Pacific whiting to the non-tribal fishery for 2018. The catch limits in this rule are intended to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Pacific whiting stock.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/05/15/2018-10230/magnuson-stevens-act-provisions-fisheries-off-west-coast-states-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery)
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