Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Trawling in Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
endangered-species · north pacific · sea lion · Published 2000-02-29 · Effective 2000-02-23 · 65 FR 10721
Document
Document number
00-4664
Federal Register citation
65 FR 10721
Type
Rule
Action
Modification of a closure.
Category
endangered-species
Region
north pacific
Species
sea lion
Publication date
2000-02-29
Effective date
2000-02-23
NOAA docket
Docket No. 000211040-0040-01
Abstract
NMFS is opening trawling within Steller sea lion critical habitat in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully utilize the critical habitat percentage of the 2000 harvest specifications of Atka mackerel allocated to the Central Aleutian District.