← NOAA Fisheries Federal Register rules

Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Guided Sport Charter Vessel Fishery for Halibut

fishery-mgmt · halibut · Published 2008-09-11 · Effective 2008-09-08 · 73 FR 52795

Document

Document number
E8-21131
Federal Register citation
73 FR 52795
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Species
halibut
Publication date
2008-09-11
Effective date
2008-09-08
NOAA docket
Docket No. 0808211134-81140-01

Abstract

NMFS withdraws regulations that placed limits on charter vessel anglers, including a one-halibut daily bag limit in International Pacific Halibut Commission Area 2C. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on June 10, 2008 (amended on June 13, 2008), and a Preliminary Injunction (PI) on June 20, 2008, enjoining and restraining NMFS from giving any effect to or otherwise taking any action to enforce the one- halibut daily bag limit restriction for charter vessel anglers. The TRO (as amended) and the PI direct that the daily bag limit should revert to the two-fish daily bag limit with one fish no more than 32 inches (81.3 cm) head-on length that was in place prior to the one-fish daily bag limit. This action ensures that regulatory text provides accurate information to the regulated public. The intended effect is to make regulatory requirements consistent with a duly issued court order.

Source

Authoritative
Federal Register document
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown