Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Species in the Rock sole/Flathead sole/“Other flatfish” Fishery Category by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · Published 2000-08-31 · Effective 2000-08-25 · 65 FR 52957
Document
Document number
00-22216
Federal Register citation
65 FR 52957
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2000-08-31
Effective date
2000-08-25
NOAA docket
Docket No. 000211040-0040-01
Abstract
NMFS is closing directed fishing for species in the rock sole/ flathead sole/"other flatfish" fishery category by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2000 Pacific halibut by catch allowance specified for the trawl rock sole/flathead sole/"other flatfish" fishery category.