# Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Reductions
> **Rule** · Fishing restrictions; request for comments. · Published 1997-05-07 · Effective 1997-05-01 · 62 FR 24845
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-11790
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 24845
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/05/07/97-11790/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-and-in-the-western-pacific-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery-trip)
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