Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Trawling in Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
endangered-species · north pacific · sea lion · Published 2001-02-16 · Effective 2001-02-13 · 66 FR 10637
Document
Document number
01-4035
Federal Register citation
66 FR 10637
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
endangered-species
Region
north pacific
Species
sea lion
Publication date
2001-02-16
Effective date
2001-02-13
NOAA docket
Docket No. 010112013-1013-01
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting trawling within Steller sea lion protection areas in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season critical habitat limit of the 2001 total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel allocated to the Central Aleutian District.