NMFS Announces Closure of Recreational Rockfish and Lingcod Fishery off West Coast

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is closing the recreational fishery for rockfish and lingcod in federal waters off the coast of California from October 29, 2001, to December 31, 2001, to protect overfished species, as mandated by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan and its implementing regulations.