Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Revisions

Zusammenfassung

NMFS announces an increase to the monthly cumulative trip limit for Dover sole taken in the limited entry Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. This change is intended to ensure that the 1998 harvest guidelines and allocations are taken. NMFS also announces the last cumulative trip limit period in 1998 for the ``B'' platoon, those limited entry trawl vessels that are authorized to take their cumulative trip limits 2 weeks out of phase with the rest of the fleet, and makes several housekeeping changes. These actions are authorized under the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP).