International trade · 12/07/2011Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read
NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Sardine Off West Coast States
Summary
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has prohibited directed fishing for Pacific sardine off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California due to projected allocation exhaustion. Pacific sardine can be harvested from July 12, 2011, until September 15, 2011, only as part of the live bait fishery or incidental to other fisheries, with a 30% weight limit.
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