WASHINGTON, May 16 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2025 Specifications and Management Measures.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on May 16 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: Through this final rule, NMFS establishes fishery management measures for the ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California for the season beginning May 16, 2025, and ending May 15, 2026 (the 2025 ocean salmon fishing season), under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). The fishery management measure...