# Fisheries Off West Coast States; Emergency Action to Temporarily Reopen the Sablefish Primary Fishery Season for Vessels Using Pot Gear
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; emergency action. · Published 2021-12-10 · Effective 2021-12-10 · 86 FR 70420
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-26659
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** west coast
- **Species:** sablefish
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 70420
- **Publication date:** 2021-12-10
- **Effective date:** 2021-12-10
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 211203-0251
## Abstract

This emergency rule temporarily reopens the 2021 sablefish primary fishery for vessels using pot/trap gear effective December 10, 2021, to December 31, 2021. This action is necessary to provide operational flexibility so that vessels in the sablefish primary fishery are able to fully harvest their tier limits despite high economic uncertainty in 2021.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/12/10/2021-26659/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-emergency-action-to-temporarily-reopen-the-sablefish-primary-fishery)
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