Code of Federal Regulations > Title 50 > Chapter VI > Part 660 > Subpart F > Appendix - Table 3b (North) to Part 660, Subpart F—Trip Limits for Open Access North of 40°10′ N. lat.

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Appendix - Table 3b (North) to Part 660, Subpart F—Trip Limits for Open Access North of 40°10′ N. lat.

Table 3b (North) to Part 660, Subpart F—Trip Limits for Open Access North of 40°10′ N. lat.

Species	Trip limit
Big skate	Unlimited.
Black rockfish (42°00′ N. lat.-40°10′ N. lat.)	CLOSED.
Cabezon (42°00′ N. lat.-40°10′ N. lat.)	CLOSED.
Cabezon/kelp greenling complex (Oregon)	Unlimited.
Canary rockfish	1,000 lb/2 months.
Flatfish (includes dover sole, arrowtooth flounder, petrale sole, English sole, starry flounder)	10,000 lb/2 months.
Lingcod (north of 42°00′ N. lat.)	9,000 lb/2 months.
Lingcod (42°00′ N. lat.-40°10′ N. lat.)	2,000 lb/2 months seaward of the Non-Trawl RCA; CLOSED inside the Non-Trawl RCA.
Longnose skate	Unlimited.
Longspine thornyheads	100 lb/2 months.
Nearshore rockfish complex, Oregon black/blue/deacon rockfish, & Washington black rockfish (north of 42°00′ N. lat.)	5,000 lb/2 months no more than 1,200 lb of which may be species other than black rockfish or blue/deacon rockfish. See § 660.330(e) for additional trip limits for Washington black rockfish.
Nearshore rockfish complex (42°00′ N. lat.-40°10′ N. lat.)	CLOSED.
Other fish	Unlimited.
Other flatfish complex (north of 42°00′ N. lat.)	10,000 lb/2 months.
Other flatfish complex (42°00′ N. lat.-40°10′ N. lat.)	10,000 lb/2 months seaward of the Non-Trawl RCA; 0 lb/2 months inside the Non-Trawl RCA.
Pacific cod	1,000 lb/2 months.
Pacific ocean perch	200 lb/2 months.
Pacific Spiny Dogfish	Periods 1-2: 200,000 lb/2 months. Period 3: 150,000 lb/2 months. Periods 4-6: 100,000 lb/2 months.
Pacific whiting	600 lb/2 months.
Quillback rockfish (42°00′ N lat.-40°10′ N lat.)	CLOSED.
Sablefish	3,250 lb/week not to exceed 6,500 lb/2 months.
Shelf rockfish complex (north of 42°00′ N. lat.)	1,600 lb/2 months.
Shelf rockfish complex (42°00′ N lat.-40°10′ N lat.)	1,200 lb per 2 months.
Shortspine thornyhead	100 lb/2 months.
Slope rockfish complex & darkblotched rockfish	4,000 lb/2 months.
Widow rockfish	2,000 lb/2 months.
Yelloweye rockfish	CLOSED.
Yellowtail rockfish	3,000 lb/2 months.
Salmon Troll	See § 660.334(b)(1).
Pink Shrimp non-groundfish trawl	See § 660.333(g) and (h).

Note 1 to table 3b (North): Trip limits apply in the EEZ only; see appropriate state regulations for state trip limits. Trip limits are effective year-round unless otherwise specified for different cumulative periods (defined at § 660.11 under “Trip limits”). Trip limits are effective from the U.S.-Canada border to 40°10′ N lat. unless otherwise specified via latitudinal or state subdivisions in this table. Stock complexes are defined at § 660.11 under “Groundfish”. Trip limits may be revised via inseason action; therefore, users should refer back to this table throughout the year. To convert pounds to kilograms, divide the weight in pounds by 2.20462. The resulting quotient is the weight in kilograms.

[89 FR 101539, Dec. 16, 2024]

authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801

source: 61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, unless otherwise noted.