Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Whiting Closure for the Mothership Sector
seasonal-closure · west coast · Published 1997-06-05 · Effective 1997-06-01 · 62 FR 30776
Document
Document number
97-14632
Federal Register citation
62 FR 30776
Type
Rule
Action
Fishing restrictions; request for comments.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
west coast
Publication date
1997-06-05
Effective date
1997-06-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 970403076-7114-02
Abstract
NMFS announces the end of the 1997 mothership fishery for whiting at 3 p.m. (local time) June 1, 1997, because the allocation for the mothership sector should be reached by that time. 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 prevent the harvest of whiting for the mothership sector from exceeding its 1997 allocation level of 49,700 mt.