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  <title><![CDATA[  Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish  Fishery; Vessel Monitoring System; Open Access Fishery]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-07-E7-23812</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ NMFS issues this final rule to require all vessels fishing 
pursuant to the harvest guidelines, quotas, and other management 
measures governing the open access groundfish fishery, and all trawl 
vessels to provide declaration reports and to activate and use a vessel 
monitoring system (VMS) transceiver while fishing off the coasts of 
Washington, Oregon and California. NMFS has implemented a series of 
largescale geographicallydefined closed areas intended to: minimize 
the bycatch of overfished groundfish species, minimize the bycatch of 
protected salmon species, and protect Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) from 
harm through contact with fishing gear. This action is intended to 
improve the monitoring of compliance with those closed areas through 
regular VMS transmissions of vessel locations for those vessels subject 
to groundfish closed area restrictions.
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