Book excerpt: The Law Library presents the complete text of the Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions - Fisheries off West Coast States - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery - 2009-2010 Biennial Specifications and Management (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule sets the 2009-2010 harvest specifications and management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California and it revises rebuilding plans for four of the seven overfished rockfish species, consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan. Together, the revisions to rebuilding plans and the 2009-2010 harvest specifications and management measures are intended to rebuild overfished stocks as soon as possible, taking into account the status and biology of the stocks, the needs of fishing communities, and the interaction of the overfished stocks within the marine environment. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions - Fisheries off West Coast States - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery - 2009-2010 Biennial Specifications and Management (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure