Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish by Vessels Using Non-Pelagic Trawl Gear in the Red King Crab Savings Subarea
other · crab · Published 2001-02-28 · Effective 2001-02-23 · 66 FR 12739
Document
Document number
01-4863
Federal Register citation
66 FR 12739
Type
Rule
Action
Modification of a closure.
Category
other
Species
crab
Publication date
2001-02-28
Effective date
2001-02-23
NOAA docket
Docket No. 010112013-1013-01
Abstract
NMFS is opening directed fishing for groundfish with non- pelagic trawl gear in the red king crab savings subarea (RKCSS) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to utilize the amount of the 2001 red king crab bycatch limit specified for the RKCSS.