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CFR Citation: 50 CFR Part 660
Docket ID: [Docket No. 000504124-0124-01; I.D. 011900B]
RIN ID: RIN 0648-AK11
NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES
ACTION: Fishery conservation and management:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of the comment period.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Prohibition on the Use of Set Net Fishing Gear
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 3, 2000.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY: NMFS reopens the public comment period on a proposed rule to prohibit the use of setnet (gillnet and trammel nets) fishing gear to take groundfish species in portions of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) adjacent to state waters at four areas off California. NMFS is reopening the comment period to ensure that affected fishers are aware of the proposed changes and have an opportunity to provide comments. This action is intended to avoid unnecessary bycatch and is expected to promote consistent conservation of groundfish stocks and species managed by California throughout their range.
SUMMARY: West Coast State and Western Pacific fisheries—; Pacific Coast groundfish,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The proposed rule that would prohibit the use of set nets in portions of the EEZ was published in the Federal Register on May 19, 2000 (65 FR 31871). Groundfish fisheries on the west coast are managed under the authority of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish Fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California. California has jurisdiction over fishing for groundfish and other species within State waters and, with respect to State registered vessels, in the EEZ off California as long as State regulations are not in conflict with Federal regulations. This action would achieve consistency between regulations governing waters under California's jurisdiction and those of the EEZ. NMFS is reopening the comment period to ensure that affected fishers are aware of the proposed changes and have an opportunity to provide comments. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 29, 2000.
Andrew A. Rosenberg,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 0016934 Filed 7300; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Svein Fougner, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Southwest Region, NMFS, 5629804040.
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