Fishery Management Plan and Amendments: FMP: Amendment 1

First Amendment and Implementing Regulations to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan

This amendment (July 30, 1984) was replaced by Amendment 4.

Amendment 1 analyzed seven issues relevant to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Those issues were to:

1. Provide flexibility in the regulatory regime for Pacific Ocean perch
2. Impose marking requirements for fixed gear
3. Require vessel identification
4. Include additional species in the groundfish management unit
5. Impose a trip limit on sablefish as the OY is approached
6. Require pelagic trawl footrope
7. Separate management of Northern Jack mackerel

Amendment 1 was replaced by Amendment 4.

Download the Entire Amendment 1 Document (all one file)

• Download the Entire Amendment 1 Document (4.56 MB)

Download Amendment 1 by Individual Sections

• Cover, Executive Summary, Table of Contents, Acronyms
• Issue Number 1 Flexibility in Regulatory Regime for Pacific Ocean Perch
• Issue Number 2 Marking Requirements for Fixed Gear
• Issue Number 3 Vessel Identification Requirement
• Issue Number 4 Inclusion of Additional Species in the Groundfish Management Unit
• Issue Number 5 Imposing a Trip Limit on Sablefish as the OY is Approached
• Issue Number 6 Pelagic Trawl Foot Rope Requirements
• Issue Number 7 Separate (Numerical OY) Management for Northern Jack Mackerel
• Appendix A Environmental Assessment
• Appendix B Regulatory Impact Review/Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
• Appendix C Consistency Determinations
• Appendix D Other Applicable Law

Last modified: 02/17/2010