Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Primary Season and Resumption of Trip Limits for the Shore-based Whiting Sector
fishery-mgmt · west coast · Published 1997-08-27 · Effective 1997-08-22 · 62 FR 45357
Document
Document number
97-22707
Federal Register citation
62 FR 45357
Type
Rule
Action
Fishing restrictions; request for comments.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
west coast
Publication date
1997-08-27
Effective date
1997-08-22
NOAA docket
Docket No. 961227373-6373-01
Abstract
NMFS announces the end of the 1997 regular season for the shore-based fishery for Pacific whiting (whiting), and resumption of a 10,000 lb (4,534 kg) trip limit, at 12 noon local time (l.t.), Friday, August 22, 1997, because the allocation for the shore-based sector will be reached by that time. This action is intended to keep the harvest of whiting at levels announced by NMFS on January 6, 1997, and May 20, 1997.