# Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Changes
> **Rule** · Fishing restrictions; request for comments. · Published 1998-07-07 · Effective 1998-07-01 · 63 FR 36612
## Document
- **Document number:** 98-17863
- **Category:** seasonal-closure
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 63 FR 36612
- **Publication date:** 1998-07-07
- **Effective date:** 1998-07-01
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 971229312-7312-01
## Abstract

NMFS announces changes to the trip limits to the Pacific Coast groundfish limited entry fishery for the Sebastes complex south of Cape Mendocino, to the coastwide open access fisheries for widow rockfish, canary rockfish, the Sebastes complex, and lingcod, and to the open access nontrawl sablefish fishery north of 36 deg.00' N. lat. In addition, closure of the open access fishery for lingcod is announced for August 1, 1998. Trip limits for the Washington Coastal Treaty tribes for canary rockfish and lingcod also are announced. These actions, which are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), are intended to keep landings within the 1998 harvest guidelines (HGs) and allocations for these species.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/07/07/98-17863/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-and-in-the-western-pacific-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery-trip)
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