Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments
catch-limit · west coast · Published 2009-04-27 · Effective 2009-05-01 · 74 FR 19011
Document
Document number
E9-9564
Federal Register citation
74 FR 19011
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; inseason adjustments to biennial groundfish management measures; request for comments.
Category
catch-limit
Region
west coast
Publication date
2009-04-27
Effective date
2009-05-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 0809121213-9221-02
Abstract
This final rule announces inseason changes to management measures in the commercial Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries. These actions, which are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), are intended to allow fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks. The rule also implements changes to the incidental retention allowance for halibut in the primary sablefish fishery under the authority of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act.