US Fishery Management Plan Modifies Chafing Gear Regulations for Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery

Summary

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has modified the existing chafing gear regulations for midwater trawl gear in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, aligning them with those of the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea groundfish fisheries, and affecting trawl sectors including the Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota Program and tribal fishery.