NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES; COASTAL PELAGIC SPECIES FISHERIES; AMENDMENT 23 TO THE COASTAL PELAGIC SPECIES FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Amendment 23 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on March 12 by Karen H. Abrams, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: The Pacific Fishery Management Council has submitted Amendment 23 to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for review by the Secretary of Commerce. If approved, Amendment 23 would implement a revised rebuilding plan for the northern subpopulation of Pacific sardine. This proposed amendment is in...