Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Increase Halibut Quota Share Use Limits in Area 4
other · US Department of Commerce · Published 1997-02-21 · Effective 1997-03-24 · 62 FR 7947
Document
Document number
97-4157
Federal Register citation
62 FR 7947
CFR reference
50 CFR 679
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Commerce
Publication date
1997-02-21
Effective date
1997-03-24
Commerce docket
Docket No. 961121323-7027-02
Abstract
NMFS issues a final rule to increase halibut quota share (QS) use limits for halibut QS holders in the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) regulatory areas. This action is necessary to increase individual harvest limits of IFQ halibut in the BSAI and is intended to improve the profits for IFQ halibut fishermen operating in the BSAI.