Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Crustacean Fisheries; 1996 Closure
seasonal-closure · west coast · Published 1996-08-01 · 61 FR 40156
Document
Document number
96-19540
Federal Register citation
61 FR 40156
Type
Rule
Action
Closure of the fishery.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
west coast
Publication date
1996-08-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 960401094-6183-02
Abstract
NMFS announces the closure of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) crustacean fishery due to attainment of the harvest guideline for the 1996 fishing season. Further lobster fishing in the NWHI is prohibited until the beginning of the 1997 fishing season on July 1, 1997. This action is intended to prevent overfishing and to achieve optimum yield according to the objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for the Crustacean Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (FMP).