Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Whiting Temporary Closure
seasonal-closure · west coast · Published 1997-06-02 · Effective 1997-05-27 · 62 FR 29676
Document
Document number
97-14216
Federal Register citation
62 FR 29676
Type
Rule
Action
Fishing restrictions; request for comments.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
west coast
Publication date
1997-06-02
Effective date
1997-05-27
NOAA docket
Docket No. 970403076-7114-02
Abstract
NMFS announces a temporary closure of the unrestricted primary season for Pacific whiting (whiting) south of 42 deg. N. lat. at noon May 27, 1997, and reimposition of a 10,000-lb (4,536 kg) trip limit until 0001 hours June 15, 1997, at which time the primary season south of 42 deg. N. lat. will resume. This action is authorized by regulations implementing the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which governs the groundfish fishery off Washington, Oregon, and California. This action is intended to keep the harvest of whiting at levels announced by the Secretary at 62 FR 27519 (May 20, 1997).