Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Season Opening
bis-export-control · Bureau of Industry and Security · Published 1997-03-20 · 62 FR 13351
Document
Document number
97-6965
Federal Register citation
62 FR 13351
CFR reference
50 CFR 679
Type
Rule
Action
Notice of fishing season dates.
Category
bis-export-control
Sub-agency
Bureau of Industry and Security
Publication date
1997-03-20
Commerce docket
I.D. 031497A
Abstract
NMFS is opening the directed fishery for sablefish with fixed gear managed under the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program. The season will open on 12:00 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 15, 1997, and will close 12:00 noon, A.l.t., November 15, 1997. This period runs concurrently with the IFQ season for Pacific halibut announced by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC).