Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Framework for Treaty Tribe Harvest of Pacific Groundfish and 1996 Makah Whiting Allocation
fishery-mgmt · west coast · Published 1996-06-06 · Effective 1996-05-31 · 61 FR 28786
Document
Document number
96-14141
Federal Register citation
61 FR 28786
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
west coast
Publication date
1996-06-06
Effective date
1996-05-31
NOAA docket
Docket No. 960304057-6151-02
Abstract
NMFS is establishing a framework to implement the Washington coastal treaty Indian tribes' rights to harvest Pacific groundfish. NMFS also announces the allocation of 15,000 metric tons (mt) of Pacific whiting to the Makah Indian Tribe (Makah) for 1996 only, under the provisions of the regulatory framework.