Fisheries Off West Coast States - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery - Annual Specifications and Management Measures (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition)

Download or read book Fisheries Off West Coast States - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery - Annual Specifications and Management Measures (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition) written by The Law Library and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Law Library presents the complete text of the Fisheries off West Coast States - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery - Annual Specifications and Management Measures (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 NMFS issues this final rule for the 2016 Pacific whiting fishery under the authority of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), and the Pacific Whiting Act of 2006. This final rule announces the 2016 U.S. Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of 367,553 metric tons of Pacific whiting, establishes the tribal allocation of 64,322 metric tons, establishes a set-aside for research and bycatch of 1,500 metric tons, and announces the allocations of Pacific whiting to the non-tribal fishery for 2016. This rule will ensure that the 2016 Pacific whiting fishery is managed in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the FMP, the Pacific Whiting Act of 2006, and other applicable laws. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Fisheries off West Coast States - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery - Annual Specifications and Management Measures (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure