# Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Northern rockfish in the Western Gulf of Alaska
> **US Department of Commerce** · Closure. · Published 1996-10-10 · 61 FR 53154
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-26022
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Commerce
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 53154
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 679
- **Publication date:** 1996-10-10
- **Commerce docket:** Docket No. 960129018-6018-01
## Abstract

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for northern rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the northern rockfish total allowable catch (TAC) in this area.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/10/10/96-26022/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-northern-rockfish-in-the-western-gulf-of-alaska)
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