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Magnuson-Stevens ACT Provisions - Fisheries Off West Coast States - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery - 2017-2018 Biennial Specifications and Management (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition) The Law Library

The Law Library presents the complete text of the Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions - Fisheries Off West Coast States - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery - 2017-2018 Biennial Specifications and Management (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition).

Updated as of May 29, 2018



This final rule establishes the 2017-2018 harvest specifications and management measures for groundfish taken in the U. S. exclusive economic zone off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) and the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP), including harvest specifications consistent with default harvest control rules in the PCGFMP. This action also includes regulations to implement Amendment 27 to the PCGFMP, which adds deacon rockfish to the PCGFMP, reclassifies big skate as an actively managed stock, adds a new inseason management process for commercial and recreational groundfish fisheries in California, and makes several clarifications to existing regulations.



This ebook contains:

- The complete text of the Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions - Fisheries Off West Coast States - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery - 2017-2018 Biennial Specifications and Management (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition)

- A dynamic table of content linking to each section

- A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure