Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Reductions
fishery-mgmt · west coast · Published 1997-05-07 · Effective 1997-05-01 · 62 FR 24845
Document
Document number
97-11790
Federal Register citation
62 FR 24845
Type
Rule
Action
Fishing restrictions; request for comments.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
west coast
Publication date
1997-05-07
Effective date
1997-05-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 961227373-6373-01
Abstract
NMFS announces further restrictions to the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries for widow rockfish, bocaccio, Dover sole, thornyheads, and sablefish, and clarifies the cross-over provisions for operating in areas with different trip limits. These actions are authorized by regulations implementing the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which governs the groundfish fishery off Washington, Oregon, and California. These restrictions are intended to keep landings as close as possible to the 1997 harvest guidelines for these species.