2012-05-14b 
NMFS-SEA-12-10 (PDF 43KB): Second bilateral meeting of Pacific Whiting Joint Management Committee will be held in Lynnwood, Wash., May 29-30, 2012
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2012-05-14a
NMFS-SEA-12-09 (PDF 316KB): We announced adjustments to quota share (QS) accounts for Pacific whiting in the Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program; adjustments to vessel accounts for surplus carryover in the Shorebased IFQ Program; and allocation of Pacific whiting for the Mothership and Catcher/Processor Coop Programs
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2012-05-08_
NMFS-SEA-12-08 (PDF 111KB): 2011 Economic Data Collection (EDC) forms are now available on the web and are being mailed to participants in the trawl rationalization program; forms are due Sept. 1, 2012
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2012-04-25_
NMFS-SEA-12-07 (PDF 131KB): Changes to commercial fishery management measures for Pacific Coast groundfish fishery; effective May 1, 2012
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2012-04-16_
NMFS-SEA-12-06 (PDF 169KB): Changes to commercial fishery management measures; implementing a shift in the shoreward line of the trawl Rockfish Conservation Area
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2012-03-30a
NMFS-SEA-12-05 (PDF 46KB): We announced the commercial limited entry fixed gear sablefish primary fishery’s tier limits for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery off Washington, Oregon and California. These tier limits were previously published in the Federal Register on Dec. 13, 2011. (76FR77415). This notice also contains answers to some frequently asked questions on the sablefish primary fishery.
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2012-03-01b
NMFS-SEA-12-04 (PDF 34KB): First bilateral meeting of Pacific Whiting Joint Management Committee (JMC) will be held in Vancouver, B.C., Mar. 14-15, 2012
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2012-03-01a
NMFS-SEA-12-03 (PDF 28KB): Changes to recreational fishery management measures in Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
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2012-02-07_
NMFS-SEA-12-02 (PDF 34KB): NMFS NWR announces new Pacific Whiting Treaty web page and Scientific Review Group meeting
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2012-01-11_
NMFS-SEA-12-01 (PDF 28KB): Bilateral meeting of Pacific Whiting Joint Technical Committee in Nanaimo, B.C., Jan. 17-18, 2012
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2011-12-22_
NMFS-SEA-11-22 (PDF 68KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Trawl Rationalization Program: Program Improvement and Enhancement Rule and Amendment 21-1, Changes for 2012 and Beyond
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2011-12-19b
NMFS-SEA-11-21 (PDF 110KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Inseason changes to commercial and recreational fishery management measures; effective Jan. 1, 2012
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2011-12-19a
NMFS-SEA-11-20 (PDF 23KB): Secretarial Amendment 1 to Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan and publication of final rule - fishery management measures effective Jan. 1, 2012
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2011-12-14_
(PDF 518KB): Reapportionment of Mothership Sector Non-Whiting Catch Allocations to Catcher/Processor Sector
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2011-12-01_
NMFS-SEA-11-19 (PDF 65KB): Year-end information for the Trawl Rationalization Program
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2011-11-23_
NMFS-SEA-11-18 (PDF 24KB): First bilateral meeting of Pacific Whiting Joint Technical Committee in Seattle Nov. 28-29, 2011
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2011-10-28_
NMFS-SEA-11-17 (PDF 103KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Inseason changes to commercial fishery management measures; effective November 1, 2011
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2011-09-29_
NMFS-SEA-11-16 (PDF 33KB): Bilateral Pacific Whiting Advisory Panel Meeting and Announcement of Advisory Panel Appointments for Pacific Whiting Treaty
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2011-09-28_
NMFS-SEA-11-15 (PDF 34KB): Availability of Secretarial Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan and publication of a proposed rule - Request for Comments
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2011-09-02_
NMFS-SEA-11-14 (PDF 40KB) Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Trawl Rationalization Program: Proposed PIE Rule and Amendment 21-1 available for public comment, correction published.
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2011-07-27_
NMFS-SEA-11-13 (PDF 26KB): National Marine Fisheries Service would like to remind QS account holders that all quota pounds (QPs) in a QS account must be transferred to a vessel account no later than September 1, 2011 (11:59 pm) in order to be available for use in 2011. Please see the attached notice for details and contact information.
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2011-06-29_
NMFS-SEA-11-12 (PDF 110KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Inseason changes to commercial fishery management measures; effective July 1, 2011
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2011-06-17_
NMFS-SEA-11-11 (PDF 40KB): NMFS announces increases to the primary sablefish tier limits
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2011-06-11_
NMFS-SEA-11-10 (PDF 44KB): NMFS announces an increase to the limited entry fixed gear primary sablefish fishery tier limits, effective at 1:15 pm PT on June 10, 2011
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2011-06-01_
NMFS-SEA-11-09 (PDF 32KB): Call for nominations for Advisory Panel and Joint Management Committee on Pacific Whiting
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2011-05-25_
NMFS-SEA-11-08 (PDF 91KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, Trawl Rationalization Program: Errata for calculation instruction on IFQ allocation worksheet
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2011-05-20_
NMFS-SEA-11-07 (PDF 100KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, Trawl Rationalization Program: observer discard data entered into IFQ vessel accounts, QS accounts to be “topped-up” for some IFQ species, whiting allocations available for coops
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2011-05-09_
NMFS-SEA-11-06 (PDF 338KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Commercial and recreational management measures for May 2011 through December 2012
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2011-05-04_
NMFS-SEA-11-05 (PDF 55KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, Trawl Rationalization Program: Mandatory economic data collection forms are available for 2009 and 2010; due Sept. 1, 2011
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2011-04-06_
NMFS-SEA-11-04 (PDF 49KB): The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces a mandatory reporting requirement for first receivers in the Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program. Effective immediately, the ex-vessel value of the landing by species is a mandatory field that must be completed on the electronic fish ticket by the IFQ first receiver.
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2011-02-28_
NMFS-SEA-11-03 (PDF 102KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. 2011 Sablefish tier limits; inseason changes to commercial and recreational fishery management measures; effective Mar. 1, 2011
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2011-01-19_
NMFS-SEA-11-02 (PDF 115KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, Trawl Rationalization Program: Vessel Account Number Information and Errata for Compliance Guide and Public Notice
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2011-01-07_
NMFS-SEA-11-01 (PDF 92KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, Trawl Rationalization Program: Fishing will begin under the Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program on Jan. 11, 2011, as soon as you log onto your vessel account through the QS account/vessel account link on the Trawl Program Website, which we anticipate to be available at noon (Pacific time) on Jan. 11
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2010-12-31_
NMFS-SEA-10-23 (PDF 124KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, Trawl Rationalization Program: Fishery to Open Jan. 11, 2011, and Clarifications
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2010-12-27_
NMFS-SEA-10-22 (PDF 150KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Commercial trip limits for Jan. 1, 2011. Fishing in the limited entry trawl fishery will be prohibited beginning Jan. 1, 2011, until NOAA Fisheries completes all final steps necessary to implement the trawl rationalization program
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2010-12-17_
NMFS-SEA-10-21 (PDF 33KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Trawl Rationalization Program: Final Rule on Additional Program Details and Compliance Guide
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2010-12-03b
NMFS-SEA-10-20 (PDF 35KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Trawl Rationalization Program: Final Rule Available, First Receiver Site Licenses Available, and Accepting Requests for Vessel Accounts
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2010-12-02_
NMFS-SEA-12-02 (PDF 33KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Extension of Proposed Rule Comment Period. NMFS is extending the comment period to January 4, 2011 on the Specifications and Management Measures for 2011-2012
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2010-11-30_
NMFS-SEA-10-18 (PDF 125KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Inseason changes to fishery management measures; Effective at 0001 hours local time on December 1, 2010
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2010-10-28_
(PDF 23KB) Reapportionment of Pacific Whiting 2010
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2010-10-07_
NMFS-SEA-10-16b (PDF 66KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Fishery management plan Amendments 16-5 and 23 - Additional information for commenter's. Public comment period ends November 30, 2010
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2010-10-06_
NMFS-SEA-10-17 (PDF 39KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Trawl Rationalization Program. Initial Issuance Final Rule, Applications Available, and Compliance Guide Available.
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2010-10-01_
NMFS-SEA-10-16 (PDF 71KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Announcing the availability of fishery management plan amendments 16-5 and 23 and request for public comments. Public comment period ends November 30, 2010
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2010-09-30_
NMFS-SEA-10-15 (PDF 119KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Inseason changes to fishery management measures; Effective at 0001 hours local time on October 1, 2010
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2010-09-23_
(PDF 65KB) Reapportionment of Pacific Whiting 2010
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2010-09-08_
NMFS-SEA-10-13 (PDF 36KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Chinook salmon bycatch in the shoreside Pacific Whiting Fishery
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2010-08-31_
NMFS-SEA-10-14 (PDF 33KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Proposed Program Components Rule for the Trawl Rationalization Program; Available for Public Comment
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2010-08-23_
NMFS-SEA-10-13 (PDF 29KB): Trawl Rationalization Program; Transfer of Limited Entry Permits
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2010-08-20_
NMFS-SEA-10-12b (PDF 119KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Inseason changes to fishery management measures; Effective at 0001 hours local time on August 18, 2010
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2010-07-16_
NMFS-SEA-10-11 (PDF 129KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Correction to the inseason changes to petrale sole trip limits in the limited entry bottom trawl fishery management measures that went into place July 1, 2010; Effective at 0001 hours local time on July 16, 2010
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2010-07-01_
NMFS-SEA-10-10 (PDF 129KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Inseason changes to commercial fishery management measures effective July 1, 2010; Changes to yelloweye rockfish harvest guidelines and set-asides
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2010-06-30_
NMFS-SEA-10-09 (PDF 25KB): Date Corrections to Federal Register Notice 75 FR 32994 on Amendments 20 and 21 - Trawl Rationalization Program. Decision date to be corrected from September 8, 2010 to August 10, 2010. Comment period end date to be corrected from August 9, 2010 to July 12, 2010
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2010-06-22_
NMFS-SEA-10-08 (PDF 29KB): Trawl Rationalization Program. Deadline extended to August 1 for potential participants to review NORPAC data and make any necessary corrections
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2010-06-04_
(PDF 49KB) End of Pacific whiting primary season for mothership sector
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2010-06-03_
NMFS-SEA-10-07 (PDF 41KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Proposed Initial Issuance Rule for the Trawl Rationalization Program. Available for Public Comment
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2010-05-14_
(PDF 42KB) End of Pacific Whiting primary season for shore-based sector south of 42º N. Lat
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2010-05-12_
NMFS-SEA-10-06 (PDF 52KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Availability of FMP Amendments 20 and 21, and extended deadline for potential participants in trawl rationalization program to review data and make any necessary corrections
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2010-04-30a
NMFS-SEA-10-05 (PDF 114KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Inseason changes to commercial fishery management measures
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2010-04-30_
NMFS-SEA-10-04 (PDF 31KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Pacific whiting harvest specifications and management measures for 2010
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2010-03-31_
NMFS-SEA-10-03 (PDF 29KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Commercial limited entry fixed gear primary sablefish season tier limits for 2010
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2010-02-24_
NMFS-SEA-10-02 (PDF 123KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial and recreational fishery management measures
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2010-02-19_
(PDF 55KB): Small Entity Compliance Guide for Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Trawl Rationalization Program - Ownership interest forms and review of qualifying data
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2010-01-29_
NMFS-SEA-10-01 (PDF 42KB): Intersector Allocation: DEIS out for public comment
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2009-12-23_
NMFS-SEA-09-08 (PDF 117KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial trawl fishery management measures, effective Jan. 1, 2010; and 2010 trip limit tables, effective Jan. 1, 2010
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2009-12-07_
(PDF 40KB) Reapportionment of Pacific Whiting 2009
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2009-12-04_
NMFS-SEA-09-07 (PDF 77KB): Trawl Rationalization Program: DEIS out for public comment and changes to canary rockfish IFQ QS initial allocation
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2009-12-01_
(PDF 391KB): Trawl Rationalization: A Catch Share Program brochure
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2009-10-30_
NMFS-SEA-09-06 (PDF 68KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial trawl fishery management measures, effective Nov. 1, 2009
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2009-10-27_
NMFS-SEA-09-05 (PDF 122KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial fishery management measures, effective October 28, 2009
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2009-07-06_
(PDF 342KB) End of Pacific Whiting Primary Season for Shore-based Sector, effective July 7, 2009
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2009-07-02_
NMFS-SEA-09-04 (PDF 125KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial fishery management measures, effective July 1, 2009
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2009-05-13_
(PDF 49KB) End of Pacific Whiting Primary Season for Shore-based Sector South of 42° N.Lat.
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2009-04-29_
NMFS-SEA-09-03 (PDF 122KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial non-trawl management measures
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2009-03-31_
NMFS-SEA-09-02 (PDF 37KB): Pacific coast Groundfish Fishery. Commercial limited entry fixed gear primary sablefish season tier limits
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2009-02-27_
NMFS-SEA-09-01 (PDF 149Kb): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Commercial and recreational management measures for March through December 2009 and for January through December 2010
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2008-12-31_
NMFS-SEA-08-07 (PDF 125KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial management measures for January-February 2009, off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California
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2008-12-01_
NMFS-SEA-08-07 (PDF 108KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial management measures in the trawl fishery off Washington, Oregon, and California
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2008-11-26_
(PDF 44KB) Reapportionment of Pacific Whiting 2008
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2008-11-18_
(PDF 43KB) Reapportionment of Pacific Whiting 2008
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2008-11-05_
(PDF 44KB) Reapportionment of Pacific Whiting 2008
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2008-10-10_
NMFS-SEA-08-06 (PDF 111KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to management measures
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2008-10-07_
NMFS-SEA-08-05b (PDF 104KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Correction to Limited Entry trawl gear fishery management measures North of 40°10’ N. lat., effective Oct. 7, 2008
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2008-08-18_
(PDF 61KB) Closure of 2008 Pacific Whiting Fisheries
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2008-08-01_
NMFS-SEA-08-05 (PDF 109KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial management measures for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery off Washington, Oregon, and California, effective August 1, 2008
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2008-05-16_
NMFS-SEA-08-04b (PDF 103KB): "This Public Notice corrects language describing the May 1 inseason changes to the Open Access Sablefish Daily Trip Limit (DTL) fishery that were published in the April 29, 2008 Public Notice. The Trip Limit Tables (Table 5 North and 5 South) in the April 29, 2008 public notice were correct and are unchanged via this correction. This error was isolated only to the April 29, 2008 Public Notice. Federal regulations for the Open Access fishery did not contain this error."
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2008-04-04_
NMFS-SEA-08-03 (PDF 35KB): Intent to issue exempted fishing permits (EFPs) to Pacific whiting shoreside vessels; meetings added
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2008-03-28_
NMFS-SEA-08-02 (PDF 34KB): Intent to issue exempted fishing permits (EFPs) to Pacific whiting shoreside vessels
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2008-03-21_
NMFS-SEA-08-01 (PDF 42KB): Limited Entry Fixed Gear Tier Sablefish 2008 Season Information
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2007-12-14_
NMFS-SEA-07-10 (PDF 111KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial management measures for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery off Washington, Oregon, and California, effective January 1, 2008
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2007-12-07_
(PDF 364KB): Small Entity Compliance Guide for declaration report and vessel monitoring system (VMS) requirements in the Open Access fishery, effective February 4, 2008
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2007-12-04_
NMFS-SEA-07-09 (PDF 107KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial management measures for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery off Washington, Oregon, and California, effective December 4, 2007
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2007-10-01_
NMFS-SEA-07-08 (PDF 158KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial and recreational management measures for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery off Washington, Oregon, and California
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2007-07-27_
NMFS-SEA-07-07 (PDF 51KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Correction to limited entry trawl trip limit tables
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2007-07-20_
NMFS-SEA-07-06 (PDF 169KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. NMFS announces changes to commercial management measures off Washington, Oregon, and California
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2007-04-25_
NMFS-SEA-07-05 (PDF 118KB): NMFS announces inseason adjustments to the 2007-2008 groundfish specifications and management measures effective May 1, 2007
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2007-04-16_
NMFS-SEA-07-04 (PDF 65KB): NMFS announces inseason adjustments to the 2007-2008 groundfish specifications and management measures effective April 17, 2007
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2007-03-14_
NMFS-SEA-07-03 (PDF 86KB): Pacific whiting vessels fishing under exempted fishing permits and Pacific whiting shoreside processors/first receivers
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2007-03-01_
NMFS-SEA-07-02 (PDF 34KB): Limited Entry Fixed Gear Tier Sablefish 2007 Season Information
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2007-02-09_
NMFS-SEA-07-01 (52KB): Request for Industry cooperation in reducing 2007 trawl Petrale Sole catch
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2006-12-28_
NMFS-SEA-06-07 (PDF 3.6MB): Commercial and Recreational Groundfish Management Measures for January-December of 2007-2008
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2006-11-29_
NMFS-SEA-06-06 (PDF 141KB): Changes to Commercial and Recreational Management Measures
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2006-09-29_
End of Mothership Whiting Season (PDF 78KB)
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2006-09-28_
NMFS-SEA-06-05 (PDF 144KB): Changes to Commercial and Recreational Management Measures
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2006-06-30_
NMFS-SEA-06-04 (PDF 146KB): July 06 Inseason Adjustments to Commercial, Recreational, and Tribal Management Measures
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2006-04-26_
NMFS-SEA-06-03 (PDF 146KB): May 06 Inseason Adjustments to Commercial Management Measures
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2006-03-22_
NMFS-SEA-06-02 (PDF 51KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Commercial limited entry fixed gear primary sablefish season tier limits
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2006-02-17_
NMFS-SEA-06-01 (PDF 168KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Measures for March-December 2006 and reduced Darkblotched Rockfish OY
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2005-12-27_
NMFS-SEA-05-12 (PDF 141KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Commercial Trip Limits for 2006. Proposed Rule for Management Measures in 2006. Lingcod Stock is Rebuilt
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2005-11-30_
NMFS-SEA-05-11 (PDF 150KB): Inseason Adjustments to 2005-2006 Groundfish Management Measures for December 2005-February 2006
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2005-10-20a
NMFS-SEA-05-10 (PDF 117KB): Closure of Halibut Retention in the Primary Sablefish Fishery
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2005-10-20_
NMFS-SEA-05-09 (PDF 293KB): Announcing a Proposed Rule to Implement further Provisions of the Limited Entry Fixed Gear Sablefish Permit Stacking Program
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2005-10-18_
NMFS-SEA-05-08 (PDF 213KB): Correction to October Inseason Adjustments to 2005-2006 Groundfish Management Measures
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2005-09-30_
NMFS-SEA-05-07 (PDF 333KB): October Inseason Adjustments to 2005-2006 Groundfish Management Measures
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2005-08-26_
NMFS-SEA-05-06 (PDF 140KB): Emergency Rule to establish a Salmon Conservation Zone for the Pacific Whiting Fishery
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2005-07-27_
NMFS-SEA-05-05 (PDF 55KB): Catch in the Bottom Trawl Fishery is Higher than Expected
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2005-06-29_
NMFS-SEA-05-04 (PDF 147KB): July Inseason Adjustment to 2005-2006 Groundfish Management Measures [Correction: The last paragraph on page two incorrectly references the area between 34º27’ N. lat. and U.S./Canada border. That paragraph is intended to reference the area between 34º27’ N. lat. and the U.S./Mexico border. The trip limit tables are correct.]
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2005-05-03_
NMFS-SEA-05-03 (PDF 59KB): Emergency Rule to Set Bycatch Limits for Directed Open Access Fishery
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2005-04-29_
NMFS-SEA-05-02 (PDF 157KB): May Inseason Adjustments to 2005-2006 Groundfish Management Measures
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2005-03-29_
NMFS-SEA-05-01 (PDF 312KB): April Inseason Changes to the 2005-2006 Groundfish Management Measures
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2004-12-17_
NMFS-SEA-04-09 (PDF 517KB): Commercial and Recreational Groundfish Management Measures for January-December of 2005-2006 |
