Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · yellowfin · Published 2001-11-01 · Effective 2001-12-31 · 66 FR 55128
Document
Document number
01-27448
Federal Register citation
66 FR 55128
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
yellowfin
Publication date
2001-11-01
Effective date
2001-12-31
NOAA docket
Docket No. 010112013-1013-01
Abstract
NMFS is closing directed fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels using trawl gear in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 (Zone 1) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2001 bycatch allowance of red king crab specified for the trawl yellowfin sole fishery category in Zone 1.