Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sharpchin and Northern Rockfish in the Aleutian Islands Subarea
other · US Department of Commerce · Published 1996-09-12 · 61 FR 48073
Document
Document number
96-23321
Federal Register citation
61 FR 48073
CFR reference
50 CFR 679
Type
Rule
Action
Inseason adjustment; request for comments.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Commerce
Publication date
1996-09-12
Commerce docket
Docket No. 960129019-6019-01
Abstract
NMFS issues an inseason adjustment prohibiting retention of Atka mackerel in the Aleutian Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent overfishing of the sharpchin/northern rockfish species group.