No limit To be reviewed during June Council Meeting. New limits may be announced. Small footrope trawl means a bottom trawl net with a footrope no larger than 8 inches in diameter and without chafing gear. Midwater gear may also be used. If both small footrope trawl and midwater trawl gears are on board during the same trip, the lower limit will apply for that trip.
Fish caught with small footrope trawls count towards the midwater limit.
10 ' N. Lat. 5 . Main whiting season to be set. The final period will begin November 16 and run through the end of the year cumulative limits equal to the sum of November and December limits. The limits are subject to change . The values indicated in the table above are not to be construed as the legal definition of a trip limit.