Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Open Access Sector Fishing Vessels Catching Pollock for Processing by the Inshore Component in the Bering Sea
other · north pacific · pollock · Published 2000-07-07 · Effective 2000-07-03 · 65 FR 41883
Document
Document number
00-17231
Federal Register citation
65 FR 41883
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
pollock
Publication date
2000-07-07
Effective date
2000-07-03
NOAA docket
Docket No. 000211040-0040-01
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in the Steller sea lion conservation area (SCA) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) by "open access" vessels (i.e., those vessels that are not fishing in cooperatives), which are catching pollock for processing by the inshore component. This action is necessary because the interim C season inside the SCA of allocation of pollock total allowable catch (TAC) specified for the "open access" vessels within the SCA will be reached.