Whiting Hake

Whiting Fishery Management

Pacific Whiting or "hake" (Merluccius productus) is a pelagic species taken with midwater trawl gear off the U.S. West Coast. Of the 90+ species managed under the Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, whiting landings are the largest single-species landings by volume. Whiting is taken by catcher boats delivering to shore-based processing plants and to at-sea mothership processors, and by large catcher-processor vessles.

2005 Pacific Whiting Fishery

Federal Register and Official Notices
- Oct 24, 2005; Federal Register notice - Catcher/Processor Fishery Closure (PDF 47KB)
- Aug 31, 2005; Federal Register notice - Emergency Rule to establish Salmon Conservation Zone for Primary Pacific Whiting Fishery (PDF 59KB)
- Aug 22, 2005; Federal Register notice - Temporary Rule on Closure of Primary Season for Pacific Whiting Shore-based Sector (PDF 51KB)
- May 03, 2005; Federal Register notice - 2005 Specifications for Pacific Whiting Fishery (PDF 2MB)

Season Summaries
- 2005 Pacific Whiting Fishery Summary Motherships and Catcher/Processors (PDF 70KB)