# Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Renewal of Exempted Fishing Permits
> **Rule** · Renewal of Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) for monitoring salmon bycatch in the Washington-Oregon-California (WOC) shore-based Pacific whiting fishery. · Published 1999-03-31 · Effective 1999-04-01 · 64 FR 15307
## Document
- **Document number:** 99-7889
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 64 FR 15307
- **Publication date:** 1999-03-31
- **Effective date:** 1999-04-01
- **NOAA docket:** I.D. 032299A
## Abstract

NMFS announces the receipt of an application, and NMFS' intent to renew EFPs to vessels participating in an observation program to monitor the incidental take of salmon and groundfish in the shore-based component of the Pacific whiting fishery. These EFPs are necessary to allow trawl vessels fishing for Pacific whiting to delay sorting of prohibited species and groundfish catch in excess of cumulative trip limits until the point of offloading. These activities are otherwise prohibited by Federal regulations.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/03/31/99-7889/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-and-in-the-western-pacific-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery-renewal)
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