Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
endangered-species · north pacific · mackerel · Published 2000-04-07 · Effective 2000-04-03 · 65 FR 18257
Document
Document number
00-8547
Federal Register citation
65 FR 18257
Type
Rule
Action
Modification of a closure.
Category
endangered-species
Region
north pacific
Species
mackerel
Publication date
2000-04-07
Effective date
2000-04-03
NOAA docket
Docket No.000211040-0040-01
Abstract
NMFS is opening directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) and is prohibiting trawling within Steller sea lion critical habitat in the Central Aleutian District of the BSAI. These actions are necessary to fully utilize the 2000 A season harvest specification of Atka mackerel total allowable catch (TAC) in the Central Aleutian District, and because the 2000 A season critical habitat percentage of Atka mackerel allocated to the Central Aleutian District has been reached.