Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Closure of the Primary Pacific Whiting Season for the Shore-Based Sector
seasonal-closure · west coast · Published 2009-07-28 · Effective 2009-07-07 · 74 FR 37176
Document
Document number
E9-17930
Federal Register citation
74 FR 37176
Type
Rule
Action
Fishing closure restrictions.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
west coast
Publication date
2009-07-28
Effective date
2009-07-07
NOAA docket
Docket No. 090428799-9802-01
Abstract
NMFS announces the closure of the primary season for the Pacific whiting fishery for the shore-based sector at 10 a.m. local time (l.t.) July 7, 2009. 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.