Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · cod · Published 2001-12-13 · Effective 2001-12-10 · 66 FR 64380
Document
Document number
01-30818
Federal Register citation
66 FR 64380
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
cod
Publication date
2001-12-13
Effective date
2001-12-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 010112013-1013-01
Abstract
NMFS is closing directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2001 bycatch allowance of halibut specified for the Pacific cod hook-and-line gear fishery category in the BSAI.