Fisheries Off West Coast States; Emergency Action to Temporarily Extend the Sablefish Primary Fishery Season
fishery-mgmt · west coast · sablefish · Published 2021-10-29 · Effective 2021-10-29 · 86 FR 59873
Document
Document number
2021-23650
Federal Register citation
86 FR 59873
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; emergency action; request for comments.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
west coast
Species
sablefish
Publication date
2021-10-29
Effective date
2021-10-29
NOAA docket
Docket No. 211026-0217
Abstract
This emergency rule temporarily extends the 2021 sablefish primary fishery for vessels using bottom longline gear from October 31, 2021, to December 31, 2021. This action is necessary to provide operational flexibility so that vessels in the sablefish primary fishery are able to fully harvest their tier limits despite high economic uncertainty in 2021. This action would also extend the incidental halibut retention allowance provision for the primary fishery north of Point Chehalis, Washington from October 31, 2021, to December 7, 2021.