# Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Atka Mackerel in the Central and Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea Subarea
> **US Department of Commerce** · Modification of a closure. · Published 1996-08-02 · 61 FR 40353
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-19685
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Commerce
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 40353
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 679
- **Publication date:** 1996-08-02
- **Commerce docket:** Docket No. 960129019-6019-01
## Abstract

NMFS is opening directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Central and Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully utilize the total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel in these areas.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/08/02/96-19685/groundfish-of-the-bering-sea-and-aleutian-islands-area-atka-mackerel-in-the-central-and-eastern)
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