Posted November 21, 2014
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued this final rule to implement management measures described in a framework amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP) Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region (FMP) (Framework Amendment 1).
This final rule announced inseason changes to management measures in the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries that is intended to allow fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.
NOAA is prohibiting directed fishing for dusky rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) to prevent exceeding the 2014 total allowable catch of dusky rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
NOAA is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) to prevent exceeding the 2014 total allowable catch of Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
NOAA is prohibiting directed fishing for northern rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) to prevent exceeding the 2014 total allowable catch of northern rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
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