# Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trip Limit Adjustments
> **Rule** · Fishing restrictions; request for comments. · Published 2000-04-05 · Effective 2000-04-01 · 65 FR 17805
## Document
- **Document number:** 00-8376
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 65 FR 17805
- **Publication date:** 2000-04-05
- **Effective date:** 2000-04-01
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 991223347-9347
## Abstract

NMFS announces changes to trip limits in the Pacific Coast groundfish open access fishery for vessels using pink shrimp trawl gear, and clarifies restrictions for other exempted trawl gears. These actions, which are authorized by the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery management plan (FMP), are intended to help the fisheries achieve optimum yield (OY).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/04/05/00-8376/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-and-in-the-western-pacific-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery-trip)
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