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Fisheries off West Coast States; the Highly Migratory Species Fishery; El Nino Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area Closure

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 1, 2024. It took effect on August 1, 2024.

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What the agency says

NMFS is reopening the Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area (LCA) closure that became effective on June 1, 2024, because the sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the Southern California Bight (SCB) for the months of May and June 2024 indicate that SSTs have returned to normal or below normal and that El Ni[ntilde]o conditions are no longer present in the SCB. The LCA prohibits fishing with large-mesh drift gillnet (DGN) gear (>=14 inches mesh) off the coast of southern California east of the 120[deg] W meridian from June 1, 2024, through August 31, 2024. Based on recent observations of SSTs in the SCB along with the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) report related to changing El Ni[ntilde]o conditions, NMFS has determined that reopening the area is warranted.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-16906
Type: Final rule
Action: Temporary rule; reopening of closure
Agency: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Published: August 1, 2024
Takes effect: August 1, 2024
Dates: Effective 12:01 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time, on August 1, 2024.
Docket: Docket No. 031125294-4091-02; RTID 0648-XE041
Code of Federal Regulations: 50 CFR 660
Pages: 2

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