Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Offshore Component Pollock in the Aleutian Islands Subarea
other · US Department of Commerce · Published 1997-03-03 · Effective 1997-02-26 · 62 FR 9379
Document
Document number
97-5170
Federal Register citation
62 FR 9379
CFR reference
50 CFR 679
Type
Rule
Action
Modification of a closure; inseason adjustment.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Commerce
Publication date
1997-03-03
Effective date
1997-02-26
Commerce docket
Docket No. 961107312-7021-02
Abstract
NMFS is opening directed fishing for pollock by vessels catching pollock for processing by the offshore component in the Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully utilize the total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock in that area.