Regulation & law · 14/10/2008
US Announces Inseason Adjustments to Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries
The Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to make biennial adjustments to the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries, including changes to trip limits, primary seasons, bycatch limits, and trawl areas, to balance access to abundant stocks with protection of depleted ones.