Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Closure of the Pacific Whiting Primary Fishery for the Mothership Sector
seasonal-closure · west coast · Published 2009-06-22 · Effective 2009-06-01 · 74 FR 29431
Document
Document number
E9-14609
Federal Register citation
74 FR 29431
Type
Rule
Action
Fishing restrictions.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
west coast
Publication date
2009-06-22
Effective date
2009-06-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 090428799-9802-01
Abstract
NMFS announces closure of the primary season for the mothership sector of the Pacific whiting fishery at 10:00 p.m. local time (l.t.) June 1, 2009. The closure was necessary because the mothership sector was projected to reach its Pacific whiting harvest guideline. This action is authorized by regulations implementing the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which governs the groundfish fishery off Washington, Oregon, and California. This action is intended to keep the harvest of Pacific whiting at the 2009 allocation levels.