# Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End of the Pacific Whiting Primary Season for the Catcher-processor, Mothership and Shore-based Sectors
> **Rule** · Fishing restrictions; request for comments. · Published 2008-09-17 · Effective 2008-08-19 · 73 FR 53763
## Document
- **Document number:** E8-21744
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** west coast
- **Federal Register citation:** 73 FR 53763
- **Publication date:** 2008-09-17
- **Effective date:** 2008-08-19
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 080408542-8615-01
## Abstract

To minimize impacts on canary rockfish, NMFS announces the end of the 2008 Pacific whiting primary season for the catcher-processor, mothership and shore-based sectors at noon local time (l.t.) August 19, 2008. This action is intended to keep the harvest of canary rockfish, an overfished species, within its 2008 optimum yield (OY).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/09/17/E8-21744/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery-end-of-the-pacific-whiting-primary)
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