81 FR 41251 - Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 122 (June 24, 2016)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 122 (June 24, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-14955 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 41251-41253] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-14955] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 660 [Docket No. 160411325-6535-02] RIN 0648-XE568 Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NMFS issues this final rule to implement annual management measures and harvest specifications to establish the allowable catch levels (i.e., annual catch limit (ACL)/harvest guideline (HG)) for the northern subpopulation of Pacific sardine (hereafter, simply Pacific sardine), in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the Pacific coast for the fishing season of July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017. These specifications were determined according to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This action includes a prohibition on directed non-tribal Pacific sardine commercial fishing for Pacific sardine off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California, which is required because the estimated 2016 biomass of Pacific sardine is below the biomass threshold specified in the HG control rule. Under this action, Pacific sardine may still be harvested as part of either the live bait or tribal fishery or as incidental catch in other fisheries; the incidental harvest of Pacific sardine would initially be limited to 40-percent by weight of all fish per trip when caught with other CPS or up to 2 metric tons (mt) when caught with non-CPS. The annual catch limit (ACL) for the 2016-2017 Pacific sardine fishing year is 8,000 mt. This rule is intended to conserve and manage the Pacific sardine stock off the U.S. West Coast. DATES: Effective July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Lindsay, West Coast Region, NMFS, (562) 980-4034, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the Pacific sardine fishery in the U.S. EEZ off the Pacific coast (California, Oregon, and Washington) in accordance with the CPS FMP. Annual specifications published in the Federal Register establish the allowable harvest levels (i.e., overfishing limit (OFL)/ACL/HG) for each Pacific sardine fishing year. The purpose of this final rule is to implement these annual catch reference points for the 2016-2017 fishing year. This final rule adopts, without changes, the catch levels and restrictions that NMFS proposed in the rule published on May 26, 2016 (81 FR 33454), including an OFL and an ABC that takes into consideration uncertainty surrounding the current estimate of biomass for Pacific sardine in the U.S. EEZ off the Pacific coast. The FMP and its implementing regulations require NMFS to set these annual catch levels for the Pacific sardine fishery based on the annual specification framework and control rules in the FMP. These control rules include the HG control rule, which, in conjunction with the OFL and ABC rules in the FMP, are used to manage harvest levels for Pacific sardine, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. According to the FMP, the quota for the principal commercial fishery is determined using the FMP- specified HG formula. The HG formula in the CPS FMP is HG = [(Biomass- CUTOFF) * FRACTION * DISTRIBUTION] with the parameters described as follows: 1. Biomass. The estimated stock biomass of Pacific sardine age one and above. For the 2016-2017 management season this is 106,137 mt. 2. CUTOFF. This is the biomass level below which no HG is set. The FMP established this level at 150,000 mt. 3. DISTRIBUTION. The average portion of the Pacific sardine biomass estimated in the EEZ off the Pacific coast. The FMP established this at 87 percent. 4. FRACTION. The temperature-varying harvest fraction is the percentage of the biomass above 150,000 mt that may be harvested. As described above, the Pacific sardine HG control rule, the primary mechanism for setting the annual directed commercial fishery quota, includes a CUTOFF parameter which has been set as a biomass level of 150,000 mt. This amount is subtracted from the annual biomass estimate before calculating the applicable HG for the fishing year. Therefore, because this year's biomass estimate is below that value, the formula results in an HG of zero and therefore no Pacific sardine are available for the commercial directed fishery during the 2016-2017 fishing season. At the April 2016 Council meeting, the Council's SSC approved, and the Council adopted, the ``Assessment of [[Page 41252]] the Pacific Sardine Resource in 2016 for U.S.A. Management in 2016- 2017'', completed by NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center and the resulting Pacific sardine biomass estimate of 106,137 mt as the best available science for setting harvest specifications. Based on recommendations from its SSC and other advisory bodies, the Council recommended, and NMFS is implementing, an OFL of 23,085 mt, an ABC of 19,236 mt, and a prohibition on sardine catch unless it is harvested as part of either the live bait or tribal fishery or incidental to other fisheries for the 2016-2017 Pacific sardine fishing year. As additional management measures, the Council also recommended, and NMFS is implementing, an ACL of 8,000 mt and specifying that the incidental catch of Pacific sardine in other CPS fisheries be managed with the following automatic inseason actions to reduce the potential for both targeting and discard of Pacific sardine:An incidental allowance of 40 percent Pacific sardine per landing by weight in non-treaty CPS fisheries until a total of 2,000 mt of Pacific sardine are landed. When 2,000 mt are landed, the incidental per-landing allowance would be reduced to 30 percent until a total of 5,000 mt of Pacific sardine have been landed. When 5,000 mt have been landed, the incidental per-landing allowance would be reduced to 10 percent for the remainder of the 2016- 2017 fishing year. Because Pacific sardine is known to comingle with other CPS stocks, these incidental allowances allow for the continued prosecution of these other important CPS fisheries and reduce the potential discard of sardine. Additionally, non-CPS fisheries are allowed to retain up to 2 mt per landing of sardine harvested incidentally. The NMFS West Coast Regional Administrator will publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing the date of attainment of any of the incidental catch levels described above and subsequent changes to allowable incidental catch percentages. Additionally, to ensure that the regulated community is informed of any closure, NMFS will also make announcements through other means available, including fax, email, and mail to fishermen, processors, and state fishery management agencies. As explained in the proposed rule, 800 mt of the ACL are being set aside for tribal harvest use per a request from the Quinault Indian Nation. Detailed information on the fishery and the stock assessment are found in the report ``Assessment of the Pacific Sardine Resource in 2016 for U.S.A. Management in 2016-2017'' (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Comment and Response On May 26, 2016, NMFS published a proposed rule for this action and solicited public comments (81 FR 33454), with a public comment period that ended on June 10, 2016. NMFS received one comment letter-- explained below--during the comment period. After consideration of the public comment, no changes were made from the proposed rule. For further background information on this action please refer to the preamble of the proposed rule. NMFS summarizes and responds below to the comment letter below. Comment: The commenter expressed support for the prohibition on directed commercial sardine fishing, but is opposed to the proposed ACL level, and requested that NMFS instead set an ACL of no more than 1,000 mt to be divided among the live bait and tribal sectors, and to accommodate limited bycatch. The commenter expressed an opinion that the proposed ACL of 8,000 mt fails to follow the harvest control rule because the FMP states that the harvest rate should be zero when the biomass drops below the CUTOFF. The comment also requested reconsideration of the sardine harvest control rule and other aspects of sardine management, including but not limited to the existing CUTOFF and Minimum Stock Size Threshold values. (These parameters, as well as other changes to the sardine harvest control rule and management mentioned by the commenter are beyond the scope of this rulemaking and will not be addressed below.) Response: First, NMFS notes that the stock assessment for the 2016- 2017 fishing year, as with each annual stock assessment, went through a multi-stage review process including being reviewed and discussed by the Council, and the Council's SSC, CPS management team, and CPS advisory subpanel to ensure that the best available science is utilized when calculating the biomass estimate. This year's biomass estimate used for the 2016-2017 specifications, along with the resulting OFL and ABC, was endorsed by the Council's SSC and NMFS as the best available science. Although this biomass estimate is still below the CUTOFF value, triggering the second year of the closure of the primary directed fishery, the estimate is slightly higher than last year's estimate. NMFS disagrees that the ACL implemented in this rule is not in line with the FMP or that it fails to prevent overfishing or will ``contribute to the continued decline of the sardine population to an overfished condition''. The ACL should be viewed in the context of the OFL for the northern subpopulation of Pacific Sardine of 23,085 mt and an ABC of 19,236 mt that takes into account scientific uncertainty surrounding the OFL. These reference limits were recommended by the Council based on the control rules in the FMP and were endorsed the Council's SSC. The commenter does not note disagreement with these levels. By definition, fishing could conceivably occur up to these levels and overfishing would not be occurring and therefore fishing would not be the cause of the stock moving towards an overfished state. An ACL of 8,000 mt is well below both the OFL and ABC, under which incidental catch of sardine will be managed, along with the multiple safeguards in place to keep the catch under that level, the management measures implemented by this rule are more than adequate to prevent exceeding the OFL. In response to the commenter's opinion that overall harvest rate should be zero when the biomass drops below the 150,000 mt CUTOFF, NMFS notes that the FMP does not forbid incidental, live bait or tribal harvest in this situation. The reference provided by the commenter to of a harvest rate of zero is specific to the primary directed fishery; as explained above, this action sets the directed harvest rate at zero. Although the commenter states that the harvest rate in this situation should be zero, the commenter nevertheless also seems to agree that the FMP allows incidental, live bait, or tribal harvest if the directed harvest is set at zero. The commenter specifically cites the CPS FMP language that allows for live bait harvest when the estimated biomass drops below the CUTOFF. Additionally, although the commenter disagrees with setting the ACL at 8,000 mt because it would allow a harvest rate above zero percent (which the commenter argues would violate the FMP), the commenter supports an ACL of 1,000 mt (implying that the commenter recognizes that the FMP allows a harvest rate above zero percent). Classification Pursuant to section 304(b)(1)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the NMFS Assistant Administrator has [[Page 41253]] determined that this final rule is consistent with the CPS FMP, other provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and other applicable law. NMFS finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness for the establishment of these final harvest specifications for the 2016-2017 Pacific sardine fishing season. In accordance with the FMP, this rule was recommended by the Council at its meeting in April 2016, the contents of which were based on the best available new information on the population status of Pacific sardine that became available at that time. Making these final specifications effective on July 1 is necessary for the conservation and management of the Pacific sardine resource. The FMP requires a prohibition on directed fishing for Pacific sardine for the 2016-2017 fishing year because the sardine biomass is below the CUTOFF. The purpose of the CUTOFF in the FMP--and prohibiting directed fishing when the biomass drops below this level--is to protect the stock when biomass is low and provide a buffer of spawning stock that is protected from fishing and available for use in rebuilding the stock. A delay in the effectiveness of this rule for a full 30 days would not allow the implementation of this prohibition prior to the expiration of the closure of the directed fishery on July 1, 2016, which was imposed under the 2015-2016 annual specifications. Delaying the effective date of this rule beyond July 1 would be contrary to the public interest because reducing Pacific sardine biomass beyond the limits set out in this action could decrease the sustainability of the Pacific sardine, as well as cause future harvest limits to be even lower under the harvest control rule, thereby reducing future profits of the fishery. These final specifications are exempt from review under Executive Order 12866. The Chief Counsel for Regulation of the Department of Commerce certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration during the proposed rule stage that this action would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The factual basis for the certification was published in the proposed rule and is not repeated here. No comments were received regarding this certification. As a result, a regulatory flexibility analysis was not required and none was prepared. This action does not contain a collection-of-information requirement for purposes of the Paper Reduction Act. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: June 17, 2016. Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016-14955 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Convention Area in the area between DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Register establish the allowable harvest
20° N. latitude and 20° S. latitude in levels (i.e., overfishing limit (OFL)/ACL/
2016 or 2017. The Federal Register National Oceanic and Atmospheric HG) for each Pacific sardine fishing
notice will be published at least seven Administration year. The purpose of this final rule is to
days in advance of the start of the implement these annual catch reference
period announced in the notice. NMFS 50 CFR Part 660 points for the 2016–2017 fishing year.
will estimate and project the number of [Docket No. 160411325–6535–02] This final rule adopts, without changes,
FAD sets using vessel logbooks, and/or the catch levels and restrictions that
RIN 0648–XE568 NMFS proposed in the rule published
other information sources that it deems
most appropriate and reliable for the on May 26, 2016 (81 FR 33454),
Fisheries Off West Coast States; including an OFL and an ABC that takes
purposes of this section; and Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; into consideration uncertainty
(iv) In any area of high seas, from Annual Specifications surrounding the current estimate of
January 1 through December 31, 2017. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries biomass for Pacific sardine in the U.S.
* * * * * Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and EEZ off the Pacific coast.
(e) Observer coverage. (1) A fishing Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), The FMP and its implementing
vessel of the United States may not be Commerce. regulations require NMFS to set these
ACTION: Final rule. annual catch levels for the Pacific
used to fish with purse seine gear in the
sardine fishery based on the annual
Convention Area without a WCPFC SUMMARY: NMFS issues this final rule to specification framework and control
observer on board. This requirement implement annual management rules in the FMP. These control rules
does not apply to fishing trips that meet measures and harvest specifications to include the HG control rule, which, in
either of the following conditions: establish the allowable catch levels (i.e., conjunction with the OFL and ABC
(i) The portion of the fishing trip annual catch limit (ACL)/harvest rules in the FMP, are used to manage
within the Convention Area takes place guideline (HG)) for the northern harvest levels for Pacific sardine, in
entirely within areas under the subpopulation of Pacific sardine accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
jurisdiction of a single nation other than (hereafter, simply Pacific sardine), in Fishery Conservation and Management
the United States; or, the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. According to
off the Pacific coast for the fishing the FMP, the quota for the principal
(ii) No fishing takes place during the season of July 1, 2016, through June 30, commercial fishery is determined using
fishing trip in the Convention Area in 2017. These specifications were the FMP-specified HG formula. The HG
the area between 20 °N. latitude and 20 determined according to the Coastal formula in the CPS FMP is HG =
°S. latitude. Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery [(Biomass¥CUTOFF) * FRACTION *
(2) Owners, operators, and crew of Management Plan (FMP). This action DISTRIBUTION] with the parameters
fishing vessels subject to paragraph includes a prohibition on directed non- described as follows:
(e)(1) of this section must accommodate tribal Pacific sardine commercial fishing 1. Biomass. The estimated stock biomass of
WCPFC observers in accordance with for Pacific sardine off the coasts of Pacific sardine age one and above. For the
the provisions of § 300.215(c). Washington, Oregon and California, 2016–2017 management season this is
which is required because the estimated 106,137 mt.
(3) Meeting either of the conditions in
2016 biomass of Pacific sardine is below 2. CUTOFF. This is the biomass level
paragraphs (e)(1)(i) and (ii) of this below which no HG is set. The FMP
the biomass threshold specified in the
section does not exempt a fishing vessel HG control rule. Under this action, established this level at 150,000 mt.
from having to carry and accommodate Pacific sardine may still be harvested as 3. DISTRIBUTION. The average portion of
a WCPFC observer pursuant to § 300.215 part of either the live bait or tribal the Pacific sardine biomass estimated in the
or other applicable regulations. EEZ off the Pacific coast. The FMP
fishery or as incidental catch in other established this at 87 percent.
■ 4. In § 300.224, revise paragraph (a) to fisheries; the incidental harvest of 4. FRACTION. The temperature-varying
read as follows: Pacific sardine would initially be harvest fraction is the percentage of the
limited to 40-percent by weight of all biomass above 150,000 mt that may be
§ 300.224 Longline fishing restrictions. fish per trip when caught with other harvested.
(a) Establishment of bigeye tuna catch CPS or up to 2 metric tons (mt) when As described above, the Pacific
caught with non-CPS. The annual catch sardine HG control rule, the primary
limits. (1) During calendar year 2016
limit (ACL) for the 2016–2017 Pacific mechanism for setting the annual
there is a limit of 3,554 metric tons of
sardine fishing year is 8,000 mt. This directed commercial fishery quota,
bigeye tuna that may be captured in the rule is intended to conserve and manage
Convention Area by longline gear and includes a CUTOFF parameter which
the Pacific sardine stock off the U.S. has been set as a biomass level of
retained on board by fishing vessels of West Coast.
the United States. 150,000 mt. This amount is subtracted
DATES: Effective July 1, 2016, through from the annual biomass estimate before
(2) During calendar year 2017 there is June 30, 2017. calculating the applicable HG for the
a limit of 3,345 metric tons of bigeye FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: fishing year. Therefore, because this
tuna that may be captured in the Joshua Lindsay, West Coast Region, year’s biomass estimate is below that
Convention Area by longline gear and NMFS, (562) 980–4034, joshua.lindsay@ value, the formula results in an HG of
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retained on board by fishing vessels of noaa.gov. zero and therefore no Pacific sardine are
the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS available for the commercial directed
* * * * * manages the Pacific sardine fishery in fishery during the 2016–2017 fishing
[FR Doc. 2016–14967 Filed 6–23–16; 8:45 am] the U.S. EEZ off the Pacific coast season.
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P (California, Oregon, and Washington) in At the April 2016 Council meeting,
accordance with the CPS FMP. Annual the Council’s SSC approved, and the
specifications published in the Federal Council adopted, the ‘‘Assessment of
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determined that this final rule is Small Business Administration during DATES: Effective June 24, 2016 through
consistent with the CPS FMP, other the proposed rule stage that this action December 31, 2016.
provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens would not have a significant economic FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Fishery Conservation and Management impact on a substantial number of small Obren Davis, 907–586–7228.
Act, and other applicable law. entities. The factual basis for the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
NMFS finds good cause under 5 certification was published in the
U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day manages the groundfish fishery in the
proposed rule and is not repeated here.
delay in effectiveness for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
No comments were received regarding
establishment of these final harvest management area (BSAI) according to
this certification. As a result, a
specifications for the 2016–2017 Pacific the Fishery Management Plan for
regulatory flexibility analysis was not
sardine fishing season. In accordance Groundfish of the Bering Sea and
required and none was prepared.
with the FMP, this rule was Aleutian Islands Management Area
This action does not contain a
recommended by the Council at its (FMP) prepared by the North Pacific
collection-of-information requirement
meeting in April 2016, the contents of Fishery Management Council under
for purposes of the Paper Reduction Act.
which were based on the best available authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Fishery Conservation and Management
new information on the population
status of Pacific sardine that became Dated: June 17, 2016. Act. Regulations governing fishing by
available at that time. Making these final Samuel D. Rauch III, U.S. vessels in accordance with the FMP
specifications effective on July 1 is Deputy Assistant Administrator for appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600
necessary for the conservation and Regulatory Programs, National Marine and 50 CFR part 679.
management of the Pacific sardine Fisheries Service. The 2016 flathead sole, rock sole, and
resource. The FMP requires a [FR Doc. 2016–14955 Filed 6–23–16; 8:45 am] yellowfin sole CDQ reserves specified in
prohibition on directed fishing for BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
the BSAI are 2,247 mt, 5,710 mt, and
Pacific sardine for the 2016–2017 15,808 mt as established by the final
fishing year because the sardine biomass 2016 and 2017 harvest specifications for
is below the CUTOFF. The purpose of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE groundfish in the BSAI (81 FR 14773,
the CUTOFF in the FMP—and March 18, 2016), and one flatfish
prohibiting directed fishing when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric exchange (81 FR 21482, April 12, 2016).
biomass drops below this level—is to Administration The 2016 flathead sole, rock sole, and
protect the stock when biomass is low yellowfin sole CDQ ABC reserves are
and provide a buffer of spawning stock 50 CFR Part 679 4,842 mt, 11,528 mt, and 6,844 mt as
that is protected from fishing and established by the final 2016 and 2017
[Docket No. 150916863–6211–02] harvest specifications for groundfish in
available for use in rebuilding the stock.
A delay in the effectiveness of this rule the BSAI (81 FR 14773, March 18,
RIN 0648–XE694 2016), and one flatfish exchange (81 FR
for a full 30 days would not allow the
implementation of this prohibition prior 21482, April 12, 2016).
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
to the expiration of the closure of the The Yukon Delta Fisheries
Zone Off Alaska; Exchange of Flatfish
directed fishery on July 1, 2016, which Development Association has requested
in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
was imposed under the 2015–2016 that NMFS exchange 15 mt of flathead
Management Area
annual specifications. sole and 35 mt of yellowfin sole CDQ
Delaying the effective date of this rule AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries reserves for 50 mt of rock sole CDQ ABC
beyond July 1 would be contrary to the Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and reserve under § 679.31(d). Therefore, in
public interest because reducing Pacific Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), accordance with § 679.31(d), NMFS
sardine biomass beyond the limits set Commerce. exchanges 15 mt of flathead sole and 35
out in this action could decrease the ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation. mt of yellowfin sole CDQ reserves for 50
sustainability of the Pacific sardine, as mt of rock sole CDQ ABC reserves in the
well as cause future harvest limits to be SUMMARY: NMFS is exchanging unused BSAI. This action also decreases and
even lower under the harvest control flathead sole and yellowfin sole increases the associated total annual
rule, thereby reducing future profits of Community Development Quota (CDQ) catches (TAC) and CDQ ABC reserves by
the fishery. for rock sole CDQ acceptable biological the corresponding amounts. Tables 11
These final specifications are exempt catch (ABC) reserves in the Bering Sea and 13 of the final 2016 and 2017
from review under Executive Order and Aleutian Islands management area. harvest specifications for groundfish in
12866. This action is necessary to allow the the BSAI (81 FR 14773, March 18,
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of 2016 total allowable catch of rock sole 2016), as revised by one flatfish
the Department of Commerce certified in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands exchange (81 FR 21842, April 12, 2016),
to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the management area to be harvested. are revised as follows:
TABLE 11—FINAL 2016 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA (CDQ) RESERVES, INCIDENTAL CATCH AMOUNTS (ICAS), AND
AMENDMENT 80 ALLOCATIONS OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS PACIFIC OCEAN PERCH, AND BSAI FLATHEAD SOLE, ROCK
SOLE, AND YELLOWFIN SOLE TACS
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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Pacific ocean perch Flathead Rock Yellowfin
sole sole sole
Sector Eastern Central Western
Aleutian Aleutian Aleutian BSAI BSAI BSAI
district district district
TAC .......................................................... 7,900 7,000 9,000 20,985 56,750 144,365
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Final rule. | |
| Dates | Effective July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017. | |
| Contact | Joshua Lindsay, West Coast Region, NMFS, (562) 980-4034, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 41251 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE56 |
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