NMFS announces a regulatory modification in the recreational fishery from Leadbetter Point, WA, to Cape Falcon, OR (Columbia River Subarea). Effective Friday, September 9, 2005, the daily bag limit for the Columbia River Subarea was modified as follows: ``All salmon, except no Chinook retention, two fish per day, all retained coho must have a

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This proposed rule would require all Hawaii-based longline fishing vessels to either sideset (set longline gear from the side of the vessel rather than from the stern), or use a combination of other seabird mitigation measures to prevent seabirds, e.g., Laysan and blackfooted albatrosses, from being accidentally hooked or entangled, and killed

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS establishes fishery management measures for the 2005 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California and the 2006 salmon seasons opening earlier than May 1, 2006. Specific fishery management measures vary by fishery and by area. The measures establish fishing areas, seasons, quotas, legal gear, recreational fishing days and

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS issues a final rule to implement measures to further reduce the incidental catch of seabirds in the Hawaiibased longline fishery. Depending on the fishing method and area where the vessels operate, owners and operators of longline fishing vessels must either sideset (deploy longline gear from the side of the vessel rather than from the stern)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS announces a regulatory modification in the recreational fishery from the U.S.Canada Border to Cape Alava, WA (Neah Bay Subarea). Effective Tuesday, August 30, 2005, the Neah Bay Subarea was modified to be open seven days per week. All other restrictions remain in effect as announced for 2005 ocean salmon fisheries, and by previous inseason

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS announces that the commercial salmon fishery in the area from the OregonCalifornia Border to Humboldt South Jetty, CA, was modified to close at midnight on Friday, September 16, 2005. This action was necessary to conform to the 2005 management goals, and the intended effect is to allow the fishery to operate within the seasons and quotas

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS announces that persons who enter the bottomfish fishery in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) after June 2, 2005, (``control date'') are not guaranteed future participation in the fishery if the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) prepares and NMFS approves a program limiting entry

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS issues a final rule to implement the annual harvest guideline for Pacific mackerel in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the Pacific coast. The Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and its implementing regulations require NMFS to set an annual harvest guideline for Pacific mackerel based on the formula in the

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS proposes a rule to implement revisions to the 2006 commercial and recreational groundfish fishery management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. Proposed management measures that are new for 2006 are intended to: achieve but not exceed optimum yields

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS announces that the commercial salmon fishery in the area from the U.S.Canada Border to Cape Falcon, OR, was modified to close at midnight on Tuesday, August 23, 2005. On August 23, 2005, NMFS determined that available catch and effort data indicated that the modified quota of 15,700 Chinook salmon would be reached by midnight. This action was

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS issues this proposed rule to implement Amendment 11 to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) which would change the framework for the annual apportionment of the Pacific sardine harvest guideline along the U.S. Pacific coast. The purpose of the proposed rule is to achieve optimal utilization of the Pacific sardine

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS announces two regulatory modifications in the recreational fishery from Cape Alava, WA, to Cape Falcon, OR. Effective Friday, July 29, 2005, the La Push, Westport, and Columbia River Subarea's will be open seven days per week, with a modified daily bag limit as follows: ``All salmon, two fish per day, and all retained coho must have a healed

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This emergency rule establishes routine management measure authority, under the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP), to reduce trip limits to incidental levels in the open access fishery for groundfish before the sector has taken its full target groundfish species' allocations, to minimize impacts on

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This document contains corrections to the final regulations that were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, December 23, 2004. These regulations implemented the 20052006 fishery
specifications and management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS announces the reallocation of the remaining Pacific sardine harvest guideline in the exclusive economic zone off the Pacific coast. On September 1, 2005, 85,132 metric tons (mt) of the 136,179mt harvest guideline are estimated to remain unharvested. The Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan (FMP) requires that a review of the

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS issues a final rule to reduce and mitigate interactions between sea turtles and fisheries managed under the Fishery Management Plan for the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (Pelagics FMP). This rule includes requirements for attending protected species workshops, for handling, resuscitating, and releasing sea turtles that are

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS announces that persons who enter the pelagic purse seine and longline fisheries in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the western Pacific region after June 2, 2005 (``control date'') are not guaranteed future participation in the fishery if the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (WPFMC) recommends, and NMFS approves, a program

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This document contains corrections to the inseason adjustments that became effective on October 1, 2005. The inseason adjustment contained an error in the limited entry trawl trip limit table, Table 3 (South), on page 58076. The trip limit for petrale sole on line 16 should have been closed only south of 38[deg] N. lat., as stated in the preamble,

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Amendment 19 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) has been developed by NMFS and the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) to comply with the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MagnusonStevens Act) by amending the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to describe and identify

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This document contains corrections to a final rule that was published on May 24, 2005.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This action extends an emergency rule, now in effect, that establishes routine management measure authority, under the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP), to reduce trip limits to incidental levels in the open access fishery for groundfish before the sector has taken its full target groundfish species'

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS announces that persons who enter the non-longline commercial pelagic fisheries (e.g., troll, handline, pole and line, etc.) in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around the Hawaiian Islands after June 2, 2005 (``control date'') are not guaranteed future participation in the fishery if the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (WPFMC)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS announces that the commercial salmon fisheries in the area from the Cape Falcon, Oregon, to the OregonCalifornia Border were modified by inseason action. This action was necessary to conform to the 2004 management goals. The intended effect of this action was to allow the fishery to operate within the seasons and quotas specified in the 2004

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS announces changes to management measures in the commercial and recreational Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries. These actions, which are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), will allow fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS issues a regulation to implement the annual harvest guideline for Pacific sardine in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the Pacific coast for the fishing season January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2005. This action adopts a harvest guideline and initial subarea allocations for Pacific sardine off the Pacific coast that have been

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration