# Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Amendment 17 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan
> **Rule** · Notice of agency decision. · Published 2019-08-14 · 84 FR 40296
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-17465
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 40296
- **Publication date:** 2019-08-14
## Abstract

NMFS announces the approval of Amendment 17 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan. On June 10, 2019, the Regional Administrator of the West Coast Region, NMFS, with the concurrence of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, approved Amendment 17 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan. The intent of Amendment 17 is to allow the Pacific Fishery Management Council flexibility in recommending restrictions on the live bait portion of the fishery when a stock is overfished.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/14/2019-17465/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-coastal-pelagic-species-fisheries-amendment-17-to-the-coastal)
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