Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
other · north pacific · Published 2002-10-17 · Effective 2002-10-13 · 67 FR 64066
Document
Document number
02-26423
Federal Register citation
67 FR 64066
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2002-10-17
Effective date
2002-10-13
NOAA docket
Docket No. 011218304-1304-01
Abstract
NMFS is closing directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for directed fishing for pollock by vessels using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. This action is necessary because the 2002 Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limit specified for trawl gear in the GOA has been caught.