International trade · 15/06/2011

NMFS Issues Interim Final Rule to Revise Sablefish Cumulative Limits for West Coast Groundfish Fishery

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued an interim final rule to adjust the sablefish cumulative limits for the limited entry fixed gear primary fishery on the West Coast, in order to help the fishery meet its harvest guideline while keeping total impacts within the 2011 annual catch limit for sablefish.