Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Pacific Whiting Primary Season for the Catcher-processor, Mothership and Shore-based Sectors
fishery-mgmt · west coast · Published 2008-09-17 · Effective 2008-08-19 · 73 FR 53763
Document
Document number
E8-21744
Federal Register citation
73 FR 53763
Type
Rule
Action
Fishing restrictions; request for comments.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
west coast
Publication date
2008-09-17
Effective date
2008-08-19
NOAA docket
Docket No. 080408542-8615-01
Abstract
To minimize impacts on canary rockfish, NMFS announces the end of the 2008 Pacific whiting primary season for the catcher-processor, mothership and shore-based sectors at noon local time (l.t.) August 19, 2008. This action is intended to keep the harvest of canary rockfish, an overfished species, within its 2008 optimum yield (OY).