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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 33; 2025-26 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on August 29, 2024. Comments closed on September 30, 2024.
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What the agency says
This proposed rule would establish the 2025-26 harvest specifications for groundfish caught in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) seaward of Washington, Oregon, and California, consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act or MSA) and the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP). This proposed rule would also revise management measures intended to keep the total annual catch of each groundfish stock or stock complex within the annual catch limits. These proposed measures are intended to help prevent overfishing, rebuild overfished stocks, achieve optimum yield, and ensure that management measures are based on the best scientific information available. This proposed rule would also make minor corrections (e.g. correcting grammar, removing outdated regulations, revisions for clarity) to the regulations. Additionally, this proposed rule announces the receipt of exempted fishing permit (EFP) applications. NMFS has made a preliminary determination that these applications warrant further consideration and is requesting public comment on these applications. This proposed rule also would implement amendment 33 to the PCGFMP, which would establish a rebuilding plan for California quillback rockfish and revise the allocation framework for shortspine thornyhead. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, NMFS also announces the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzes the potential effects of the associated proposed rule.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-17651
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule; availability of a draft environmental assessment; request for comments
- Agency
- Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Published
- August 29, 2024
- Comments due
- September 30, 2024
- Dates
- Comments must be received no later than September 30, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No. 240802-0211
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0648-BN08
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 50 CFR 660
- Topics
- Fisheries; Fishing; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 43
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