Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; 2024 Catch Sharing Plan; Inseason Action
fishery-mgmt · west coast · halibut · Published 2024-09-20 · Effective 2024-09-20 · 89 FR 77033
Document
Document number
2024-21517
Federal Register citation
89 FR 77033
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; inseason adjustment; request for comments.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
west coast
Species
halibut
Publication date
2024-09-20
Effective date
2024-09-20
NOAA docket
Docket No. 240327-0090
Abstract
NMFS announces inseason action for the Pacific halibut recreational fishery in the International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC) regulatory Area 2A off Washington, Oregon, and California. Specifically, this action transfers 12,000 pounds (lb; 5.4 metric tons (mt)) of the Area 2A Pacific halibut recreational allocation, in net pounds, from the Oregon recreational fishery to the Washington recreational fishery. This action is intended to provide opportunity for anglers to achieve the total Area 2A recreational fishery allocation.