Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Final 2000 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2000-02-18 · Effective 2000-02-15 · 65 FR 8282
Document
Document number
00-3912
Federal Register citation
65 FR 8282
Type
Rule
Action
Final 2000 specifications for groundfish and associated management measures; apportionment of reserves; request for comments.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2000-02-18
Effective date
2000-02-15
NOAA docket
Docket No. 000211040-0040-01
Abstract
NMFS announces final 2000 harvest specifications, prohibited species bycatch allowances, and associated management measures for the groundfish fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (BSAI). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits and associated management measures for groundfish during the 2000 fishing year and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP). The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the groundfish resources in the BSAI.