# Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Season Opening
> **Bureau of Industry and Security** · Notice of fishing season dates. · Published 1997-03-20 · 62 FR 13351
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-6965
- **Category:** bis-export-control
- **Sub-agency:** Bureau of Industry and Security
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 13351
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 679
- **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).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/03/20/97-6965/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-season-opening)
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