Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2023-2024 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments
catch-limit · west coast · Published 2023-10-02 · Effective 2023-10-02 · 88 FR 67656
Document
Document number
2023-21710
Federal Register citation
88 FR 67656
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; inseason adjustments to biennial groundfish management measures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Publication date
2023-10-02
Effective date
2023-10-02
NOAA docket
Docket No. 221206-0261
Abstract
This final rule announces routine inseason adjustments to management measures in commercial and recreational groundfish fisheries for the remainder of the 2023 fishing year. This action is intended to allow commercial and recreational fishing vessels to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.