Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Fisheries by Vessels using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
other · north pacific · Published 2000-03-14 · Effective 2000-03-09 · 65 FR 13698
Document
Document number
00-6194
Federal Register citation
65 FR 13698
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2000-03-14
Effective date
2000-03-09
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using hook-and-line gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for sablefish or demersal shelf rockfish. This action is necessary because the first seasonal bycatch mortality allowance of Pacific halibut apportioned to hook-and-line gear targeting groundfish other than sablefish or demersal shelf rockfish in the GOA has been caught.