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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