NMFS Announces End of Primary Season and Trip Limit for Pacific Whiting Fishery

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is ending the primary season for the Pacific whiting fishery and setting a new 10,000-lb trip limit for the shoreside whiting sector, effective September 13, 1999, at 12:00 pm local time, to prevent overfishing within the 1999 allocation levels.