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Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Guided Sport Charter Vessel Fishery for Halibut

fishery-mgmt · halibut · Published 2007-06-04 · Effective 2007-06-01 · 72 FR 30714

Document

Document number
E7-10736
Federal Register citation
72 FR 30714
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Species
halibut
Publication date
2007-06-04
Effective date
2007-06-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 070326070-7110-02

Abstract

NMFS issues a final rule to restrict the harvest of halibut by persons fishing on a guided sport charter vessel in International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Regulatory Area 2C. The current sport fishing catch or bag limit of two halibut per day is changed for a person sport fishing on a charter vessel in Area 2C. The final rule would require at least one of the two fish taken in a day to be no more than 32 inches (81.3 cm) in length. This regulatory change is necessary to reduce the halibut harvest in the charter vessel sector while minimizing negative impacts on this sector, its sport fishing clients, and the coastal communities that serve as home ports for the fishery. The intended effect of this action is a reduction in the poundage of halibut harvested by the guided sport charter vessel sector in Area 2C.

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Federal Register document
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