Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
seasonal-closure · north pacific · mackerel · Published 2002-09-05 · Effective 2002-09-01 · 67 FR 56766
Document
Document number
02-22618
Federal Register citation
67 FR 56766
Type
Rule
Action
Inseason adjustment; request for comments; closures and openings.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
north pacific
Species
mackerel
Publication date
2002-09-05
Effective date
2002-09-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 011218304-1304-01
Abstract
NMFS is opening the B season for Atka mackerel with gears other than jig in the Eastern Aleutian District (area 541) and the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) for 12 hours only. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2002 total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel in these areas and to allow the harvest limitation area (HLA) fisheries in the Central (area 542) and Western (area 543) Aleutian Districts to begin after the closure of the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea subarea fishery. NMFS is also announcing the opening and closure dates of the first and second directed fisheries within the HLA in areas 542 and 543. These actions are necessary to prevent exceeding the B season HLA limits established for area 542 and area 543.