# Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Amendment 15 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2008-02-25 · Effective 2008-03-26 · 73 FR 9960
## Document
- **Document number:** E8-3348
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** west coast
- **Species:** salmon
- **Federal Register citation:** 73 FR 9960
- **Publication date:** 2008-02-25
- **Effective date:** 2008-03-26
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No.061219338-7494-03
## Abstract

This final rule implements Amendment 15 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fisheries Management Plan (Plan) in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act). This action is intended to provide management flexibility in times of low Klamath River fall-run Chinook (KRFC) abundance, while preserving the long-term productive capacity of the stock and thereby ensuring it continues to contribute meaningfully to ocean and river fisheries in the future.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/02/25/E8-3348/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-and-in-the-western-pacific-amendment-15-to-the-pacific-coast-salmon)
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