(a) General rule. When the directed fishery allocation or incidental allocation is reached for any CPS species it shall be closed until the beginning of the next fishing period or season. Regional Administrator shall announce in the Federal Register the date of such closure, as well as any incidental harvest level(s) recommended by the Council and approved by NMFS.
(b) Pacific Sardine. When the allocation and reallocation levels for Pacific sardine in Sec. 660.511(f) through (h) are reached, the Pacific sardine fishery shall be closed until either it re-opens per the allocation scheme in Sec. 660.511(g) and (h) or the beginning of the next fishing season as stated in Sec. 660.510(a). The Regional Administrator shall announce in the Federal Register the date of the closure of the directed fishery for Pacific sardine. [76 FR 70364, Nov. 14, 2011]