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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-BL41 | Publication ID: Fall 2022 |
Title: Pacific Whiting Utilization in the At-Sea Sectors | |
Abstract:
On March 10, 2022, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (the Council) requested National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) initiate a rulemaking that would apply to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program participants that operate in the non-tribal whiting fishery. The proposed rule would provide Mothership (MS) sector participants with greater operational flexibility by modifying specific regulations that have been identified as potentially contributing to lower attainment of the Pacific whiting allocation compared to the Catcher/Processor (CP) and Shoreside whiting sectors. Causes of under attainment may include limited availability of motherships for delivery of catch due to seasonal overlap with the Alaska pollock fishery. In addition, existing regulations may be hindering some catcher vessels’ opportunity to harvest or deliver fish to MS processors, by limiting the ability for available processors to accept fish from catcher vessels. This action proposes to adjust the primary whiting season start date for all sectors of the whiting fishery from May 15 to May 1, remove from regulation the catcher vessel (MSCV) processor obligation deadline of November 30, remove from regulation the MS processor cap of 45 percent, and provide the ability to operate as a CP and an MS in the same year. |
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Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 660 | |
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Scott Rumsey Acting Regional Administrator, West Coast Region Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1201 NE Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232 Phone:503 872-2791 Email: scott.rumsey@noaa.gov |