Groundfish Document Library: Historical Groundfish EA/EIS/RIR/IRFA Documents
Documents are listed by the Year/Month Published. Items will be added summer/fall 2011.
2004
- DRAFT Programmatic EIS: Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Bycatch Mitigation Program (February 2004)
2003
- FEIS/RIR/IRFA: Proposed ABCs, OYs, and Management Measures for the 2004 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery (December 2003)
- EA/RIR/IRFA: Emergency Rule Implementing the Management Measures in January and February 2004 for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery (November 2003)
- DRAFT EIS: Proposed ABCs and OY Specifications and Management Measures for the 2004 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery (October 2003)
2002
- EA/RIR/IRFA: Emergency Rule Implementing Proposed Groundfish ABCs, OYs, and Management Measures in January and February 2003 (November 2002)
- DRAFT EIS/RIR/IRFA: for the Proposed Groundfish ABC and OY Specifications and Management Measures 2003 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery (October 2002)
- EA/RIR: Use of Sablefish Setnet Landings to Qualify for Fixed Gear Sablefish Tiered Cumulative Limits (April 2002)
2001
- EA/RIR/IRFA for Proposed Groundfish Acceptable Biological Catch and Optimum Yield Specifications and Management Measures for the 2002 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery (December 2001)
- EA/RIR: Use of Sablefish Setnet Landings to Qualify for Fixed Gear Sablefish Tiered Cumulative Limits (July 2001)
- EA/RIR: Regulations to Allow Retention of Halibut Caught With Longline Gear in the Primary Directed Sablefish Fishery (April 2001)
1999
- EA/RIR for Proposed 2000 Groundfish ABCs and OY Specifications for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; AND Implementing Management Measures for 2000 (December 2, 1999); Revised Pages December 6, 1999
1998
- EA for Proposed 1999 Groundfish ABCs and OY Specifications for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery (December 1998)
- EA/RIR: Proposal to Change the Postseason Closure and a Framework for Providing a Choice of Openings for the West Coast Limited Entry Fixed Gear Sablefish Primary Fishery (May 1998)
- EA/RIR/IRFA: Fixed Gear Sablefish Tiered Cumulative Limits (Proposal to Change the Management of the Limited Entry Fixed Gear Sablefish Segment of the Groundfish Fishery for 1998 and Beyond) UPDATED (February 1998)
- EA for Proposed 1998 Groundfish ABCs and Harvest Guideline Specifications (January 1998)
1997
- EA for PFMC’s Specification of 1998 ABCs and HGs for the West Coast Groundfish Fishery (December 1997)
- EA/RIR/IRFA: Proposal to Change the Management of the Limited Entry Fixed Gear Sablefish Segment of the Groundfish Fishery for 1998 and Beyond (Tiered Cumulative Limits) August 1997
- Draft EA/RIR to Restrict Setnet Fishing in Certain Portions of the EEZ off California Consistent with California State Law (July 1997)
- DRAFT EA/RIR/IRFA: Proposal to Change the Management of the Limited Entry Fixed Gear Sablefish Segment of the Groundfish Fishery for 1998 and Beyond (May 1997)
- EA/RIR: Frequency of Limited Entry Permit Transfers (March 1997)
- REVISED EA/RIR/RFA: Proposal to Change the Management of the Limited Entry Fixed Gear Sablefish Segment of the Groundfish Fishery (March 1997)
- EA/RIR: Pacific Whiting Allocation and Seasons; Proposal to Allocate Pacific Whiting Among Non-Tribal Sectors and to Establish a Framework for Modifying Season Opening Dates (February 1997)
1996
- EA/RIR/IRFA: Proposal to Change the Management of the Limited Entry Fixed Gear Sablefish Segment of the Groundfish Fishery (November 1996)
- EA/RIR: A Proposed Regulatory Amendment to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Regulations (Sorting, Retention of Fish Landings, Oregon Black Rockfish); Published July 1996
1995
- EA/RIR: Proposal to Delay the Opening Date of the Pacific Whiting Fishery North of 42°N Latitude (November 1995)
- EA/RIR: Proposal to Change the Start Date for the West Coast Fixed Gear Sablefish Unrestricted (Derby) Fishery, and Revise Associated Regulations (November 1995)
1994
- EA/RIR: Proposal to Change the Opening Date of the West Coast Fixed Gear Sablefish Unrestricted (Derby) Fishery, Establish a Trip Limit Season, and Revise Associated Regulations (December 1994)
- EA/RIR: Proposed Regulations to Define Pelagic Trawl, Establish Minimum Mesh Size of Trawls, Revise Other Trawl Definitions and Modify Marking Requirements for Vertical (Portuguese) Lonelines (February 1994)
1993
- EA/RIR: Pacific Whiting Allocation (Anticipated Biological, Social and Economic Impacts of a Proposal to Allocate the Resource in 1994, 1995, and 1996 (December 1993)
1992
- EA/RIR/IRFA: Pacific Whiting Allocation Framework (Proposed Amendment to the Federal Groundfish Regulations) December 1992
- EA: for a Proposed Emergency Rule to Manage the 1992 Fishery for Pacific Whiting (March 1992)
- EA: Measures for Reducing Bycatch in the Pacific Whiting Fishery off California, Oregon, and Washington in 1992 (March 1992)
1991
- EA/RIR: Season Opening Date for Pacific Whiting (December 1991)
- EA/RIR: For a Proposed Regulation to Allocate Pacific Whiting Among Domestic Fishermen (May 1991)