# Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Whiting Closure for the Mothership Sector
> **Rule** · Fishing restrictions; request for comments. · Published 1997-06-05 · Effective 1997-06-01 · 62 FR 30776
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-14632
- **Category:** seasonal-closure
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 30776
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/06/05/97-14632/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-and-in-the-western-pacific-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery-whiting)
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