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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Federal Salmon Regulations for Overfished Species Rebuilding Plans.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 2 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS is revising regulations that implement the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan (Salmon FMP). This final action removes the rebuilding plans for Queets River natural coho salmon (Queets coho salmon) and Strait of Juan de Fuca natural coho salmon (JDF coho salmon) from regulation, ...