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Amendment 8 Revisions to Essential Fish Habitat in the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 28, 2024.
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What the agency says
NMFS announces the approval of amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the U.S. West Coast Highly Migratory Species (HMS). This amendment updates essential fish habitat (EFH) provisions in the existing HMS FMP. This amendment promotes the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) which requires periodic review and revision of EFH components of FMPs as warranted based on available information.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-24869
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Notification of agency decision
- Agency
- Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Published
- October 28, 2024
- Dates
- The amendment was approved on October 21, 2024.
- Docket
- RTID 0648-XD487
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 50 CFR 660
- Pages
- 2
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