Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; Inseason Action for the 2025 Area 2A Pacific Halibut Directed Commercial Fishery
fishery-mgmt · west coast · halibut · Published 2025-07-22 · Effective 2025-07-22 · 90 FR 34384
Document
Document number
2025-13764
Federal Register citation
90 FR 34384
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; inseason adjustment.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
west coast
Species
halibut
Publication date
2025-07-22
Effective date
2025-07-22
NOAA docket
RTID 0648-XF025
Abstract
NMFS announces inseason action for the 2025 Pacific halibut non-Tribal directed commercial fishery in the International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC) regulatory Area 2A. This action adds a fishing period, July 22 through July 24, 2025, with a fishing period catch limit of 5,000 pounds (2.3 metric tons (mt)) per vessel, dressed weight. This action is intended to provide opportunity to achieve the 2025 non-Tribal directed commercial fishery allocation.