NMFS Issues Final Rule for Pacific Sardine Fisheries

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to set annual catch limits and harvest guidelines for Pacific sardine in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the Pacific coast from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012. The rule aims to conserve and manage the Pacific sardine stock off the U.S. West Coast.