Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; Inseason Action for the 2024 Area 2A Pacific Halibut Directed Commercial Fishery
fishery-mgmt · west coast · halibut · Published 2024-09-11 · Effective 2024-09-24 · 89 FR 73602
Document
Document number
2024-20608
Federal Register citation
89 FR 73602
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; inseason adjustment.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
west coast
Species
halibut
Publication date
2024-09-11
Effective date
2024-09-24
NOAA docket
Docket No. 240506-0128
Abstract
NMFS announces inseason action for the 2024 Pacific halibut non-Tribal directed commercial fishery in the International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC) regulatory Area 2A. This action adds a fishing period, September 24 through September 26, 2024, with a fishing period catch limit of 1,800 pounds (0.82 metric tons (mt)) per vessel, dressed weight. This action is intended to provide opportunity to achieve the 2024 non-Tribal directed commercial fishery allocation.