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The public notices below serve as brief inseason updates on changes to groundfish landings limits. They include a complete set of trip limit tables. For more detailed information on these inseason changes see the Federal Register. You may also contact Frank Lockhart at 206-526-6140, in Seattle, Wash., or Mark Helvey at 562-980-4000, in Long Beach, Calif.

 
2010-01-29_
NMFS-SEA-10-01(PDF 42KB) Intersector Allocation: DEIS out for public comment
 
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
 
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
 
2009-12-01_
(PDF 391KB): Trawl Rationalization: A Catch Share Program - 12/09
 
2009-10-30_
NMFS-SEA-09-06 (PDF 68KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial trawl fishery management measures, effective Nov. 1, 2009
 
2009-10-27_
NMFS-SEA-09-05 (PDF 122KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial fishery management measures, effective October 28, 2009
 
2009-07-06_
End of the Pacific Whiting Primary Season for the Shore-based Sector, effective July 7, 2009
 
2009-07-02_
NMFS-SEA-09-04 (PDF 125KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial fishery management measures, effective July 1, 2009
 
2009-05-13_
End of the Pacific Whiting Primary Season for the Shore-based Sector South of 42° N.Lat.
 
2009-04-29_
NMFS-SEA-09-03 (PDF 122KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to commercial non-trawl management measures
 
2009-03-31_
NMFS-SEA-09-02 (PDF 37KB): Pacific coast Groundfish Fishery. Commercial limited entry fixed gear primary sablefish season tier limits
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
2008-11-26_
(PDF 44KB) Reapportionment of Pacific Whiting 2008
 
2008-11-18_
(PDF 43KB) Reapportionment of Pacific Whiting 2008
 
2008-11-05_
(PDF 44KB) Reapportionment of Pacific Whiting 2008
 
2008-10-10_
NMFS-SEA-08-06 (PDF 111KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Changes to management measures
 
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
 
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
 
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."
 
2008-04-04_
NMFS-SEA-08-03 (PDF 35KB): Intent to issue exempted fishing permits (EFPs) to Pacific whiting shoreside vessels; meetings added
 
2008-03-28_
NMFS-SEA-08-02 (PDF 34KB): Intent to issue exempted fishing permits (EFPs) to Pacific whiting shoreside vessels
 
2008-03-21_
NMFS-SEA-08-01 (PDF 42KB): Limited Entry Fixed Gear Tier Sablefish 2008 Season Information
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
2007-07-27_
NMFS-SEA-07-07 (PDF 51KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Correction to limited entry trawl trip limit tables
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
2007-03-14_
NMFS-SEA-07-03 (PDF 86KB): Pacific whiting vessels fishing under exempted fishing permits and Pacific whiting shoreside processors/first receivers
 
2007-03-01_
NMFS-SEA-07-02 (PDF 34KB): Limited Entry Fixed Gear Tier Sablefish 2007 Season Information
 
2007-02-09_
NMFS-SEA-07-01 (52KB): Request for Industry cooperation in reducing 2007 trawl Petrale Sole catch
 
2006-12-28_
NMFS-SEA-06-07 (PDF 3.6MB): Commercial and Recreational Groundfish Management Measures for January-December of 2007-2008
 
2006-11-29_
NMFS-SEA-06-06 (PDF 141KB): Changes to Commercial and Recreational Management Measures
 
2006-09-29_
End of Mothership Whiting Season (PDF 78KB)
 
2006-09-28_
NMFS-SEA-06-05 (PDF 144KB): Changes to Commercial and Recreational Management Measures
 
2006-06-30_
NMFS-SEA-06-04 (PDF 146KB): July 06 Inseason Adjustments to Commercial, Recreational, and Tribal Management Measures
 
2006-04-26_
NMFS-SEA-06-03 (PDF 146KB): May 06 Inseason Adjustments to Commercial Management Measures
 
2006-03-22_
NMFS-SEA-06-02 (PDF 51KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. Commercial limited entry fixed gear primary sablefish season tier limits
 
2006-02-17_
NMFS-SEA-06-01 (PDF 168KB): Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Measures for March-December 2006 and reduced Darkblotched Rockfish OY
 
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
 
2005-11-30_
NMFS-SEA-05-11 (PDF 150KB): Inseason Adjustments to 2005-2006 Groundfish Management Measures for December 2005-February 2006
 
2005-10-20a
NMFS-SEA-05-10 (PDF 117KB): Closure of Halibut Retention in the Primary Sablefish Fishery
 
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
 
2005-10-18_
NMFS-SEA-05-08 (PDF 213KB): Correction to October Inseason Adjustments to 2005-2006 Groundfish Management Measures
 
2005-09-30_
NMFS-SEA-05-07 (PDF 333KB): October Inseason Adjustments to 2005-2006 Groundfish Management Measures
 
2005-08-26_
NMFS-SEA-05-06 (PDF 140KB): Emergency Rule to establish a Salmon Conservation Zone for the Pacific Whiting Fishery
 
2005-07-27_
NMFS-SEA-05-05 (PDF 55KB): Catch in the Bottom Trawl Fishery is Higher than Expected
 
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.]
 
2005-05-03_
NMFS-SEA-05-03 (PDF 59KB): Emergency Rule to Set Bycatch Limits for Directed Open Access Fishery
 
2005-04-29_
NMFS-SEA-05-02 (PDF 157KB): May Inseason Adjustments to 2005-2006 Groundfish Management Measures
 
2005-03-29_
NMFS-SEA-05-01 (PDF 312KB): April Inseason Changes to the 2005-2006 Groundfish Management Measures
 
2004-12-17_
NMFS-SEA-04-09 (PDF 517KB): Commercial and Recreational Groundfish Management Measures for January-December of 2005-2006
   



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