Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · yellowfin · Published 2003-05-28 · Effective 2003-05-22 · 68 FR 31628
Document
Document number
03-13271
Federal Register citation
68 FR 31628
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
yellowfin
Publication date
2003-05-28
Effective date
2003-05-22
NOAA docket
Docket No. 021212307-3037-02
Abstract
NMFS is closing directed fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels using trawl gear in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 (Zone 1) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2003 bycatch allowance of red king crab specified for the trawl yellowfin sole fishery category in Zone 1.