# Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; Inseason Action for the 2025 Area 2A Pacific Halibut Directed Commercial Fishery
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; inseason adjustment. · Published 2025-07-22 · Effective 2025-07-22 · 90 FR 34384
## Document
- **Document number:** 2025-13764
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** west coast
- **Species:** halibut
- **Federal Register citation:** 90 FR 34384
- **Publication date:** 2025-07-22
- **Effective date:** 2025-07-22
- **NOAA docket:** RTID 0648-XF025
## Abstract

NMFS announces inseason action for the 2025 Pacific halibut non-Tribal directed commercial fishery in the International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC) regulatory Area 2A. This action adds a fishing period, July 22 through July 24, 2025, with a fishing period catch limit of 5,000 pounds (2.3 metric tons (mt)) per vessel, dressed weight. This action is intended to provide opportunity to achieve the 2025 non-Tribal directed commercial fishery allocation.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/22/2025-13764/pacific-halibut-fisheries-of-the-west-coast-inseason-action-for-the-2025-area-2a-pacific-halibut)
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