NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES; WEST COAST SALMON FISHERIES; FEDERAL SALMON REGULATIONS FOR OVERFISHED SPECIES REBUILDING PLANS

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Federal Salmon Regulations for Overfished Species Rebuilding Plans.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on March 28 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS proposes revisions to regulations that implement the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This proposed action would remove the rebuilding plans for Queets River natural coho salmon (Queets coho salmon) and Strait of Juan de Fuca natural coho salmon (J...