Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Shallow-water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · Published 2000-08-16 · Effective 2000-08-11 · 65 FR 49946
Document
Document number
00-20801
Federal Register citation
65 FR 49946
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2000-08-16
Effective date
2000-08-11
NOAA docket
Docket No. 000211039-0039-01
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the shallow-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for vessels fishing for pollock using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. This action is necessary because the third seasonal apportionment of the 2000 halibut bycatch allowance specified for the trawl shallow-water species fishery in the GOA has been caught.