Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #4-16

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 660 [Docket No. 240514-0137; RTID 0648-XE258] AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Inseason modification of 2024 management measures. SUMMARY: NMFS announces 13 inseason actions for the 2024-2025 ocean salmon fishing season. These inseason actions modify the recreational and commercial salmon troll fisheries in the area from the U.S./Canada border to Humbug Mountain, OR. DATES: The effective dates for these inseason actions are set out in this document under the heading “Inseason Actions” and the actions remain in effect until superseded or modified. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Heeter, (971) 361-8895, Anna.Heeter@noaa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The annual management measures for the 2024 and early 2025 ocean salmon fisheries ( 89 FR 44553 , May 21, 2024) govern the commercial and recreational fisheries in the area from the U.S./Canada border to the U.S./Mexico border, effective from 0001 hours Pacific ( printed page 104896) Daylight Time (PDT), May 16, 2024, until the effective date of the 2025 management measures, as published in the Federal Register . NMFS is authorized to implement inseason management actions to modify fishing seasons and quotas as necessary to provide fishing opportunity while meeting management objectives for the affected species ( 50 CFR 660.409 ).…