Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Changes
fishery-mgmt · west coast · Published 1997-11-19 · Effective 1997-11-16 · 62 FR 61700
Document
Document number
97-30386
Federal Register citation
62 FR 61700
Type
Rule
Action
Fishing restrictions; request for comments.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
west coast
Publication date
1997-11-19
Effective date
1997-11-16
NOAA docket
Docket No. 961227373-6373-01
Abstract
NMFS announces further routine management measures adjusting the Pacific Coast groundfish limited entry fisheries for the Sebastes complex and its components, canary and yellowtail rockfish, and the Dover sole, thornyhead, trawl-caught sablefish (DTS) complex and all its components. 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 changes are intended to keep landings close to the 1997 harvest guidelines and allocations for these species.