catch-limit · west coast · Published 1995-05-05 · Effective 1995-05-01 · 60 FR 22303
Document
Document number
95-11128
Federal Register citation
60 FR 22303
Type
Rule
Action
Modification of annual specifications and management measures, and inseason adjustment of commercial trip landing and recreational bag limits.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Publication date
1995-05-05
Effective date
1995-05-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 941265-4365
Abstract
NMFS announces adjustments to the annual specifications and management measures to increase the harvest guideline for sablefish and provide conversion factors for lingcod. NMFS also announces inseason adjustments to increase the commercial trip limits for trawl-caught sablefish and yellowtail rockfish, and to reduce the recreational bag limit for rockfish off Washington State. These actions are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan which governs the harvest of groundfish in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. These actions are intended to correct an error in the calculation for the sablefish harvest guideline, enable the 1995 harvest guidelines for yellowtail rockfish and the limited entry allocation for trawl-caught sablefish to be reached, to reduce fishing effort in the recreational fishery for black rockfish off Washington State, and to accommodate traditional fishing and marketing practices in the lingcod fishery.