Fisheries Off West Coast States; Delay Implementation of West Coast Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Program
fishery-mgmt · west coast · Published 2020-11-23 · Effective 2020-12-23 · 85 FR 74613
Document
Document number
2020-25432
Federal Register citation
85 FR 74613
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
west coast
Publication date
2020-11-23
Effective date
2020-12-23
NOAA docket
Docket No. 201110-0301
Abstract
This final rule delays implementation of the Electronic Monitoring (EM) Program for the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program to January 1, 2022. NMFS is making this change to provide additional time for industry and prospective service providers to prepare for implementation, to strengthen Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and industry support for the EM program, and to increase participation when it is implemented in 2022.