# Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Crustacean Fisheries; 1996 Closure
> **Rule** · Closure of the fishery. · Published 1996-08-01 · 61 FR 40156
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-19540
- **Category:** seasonal-closure
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 40156
- **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).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/08/01/96-19540/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-and-in-the-western-pacific-western-pacific-crustacean-fisheries-1996)
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