Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
other · north pacific · mackerel · Published 2003-01-22 · Effective 2003-01-22 · 68 FR 2920
Document
Document number
03-1376
Federal Register citation
68 FR 2920
Type
Rule
Action
Closures and openings.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
mackerel
Publication date
2003-01-22
Effective date
2003-01-22
NOAA docket
Docket No. 021212307-2307-01
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel with gears other than jig in the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the interim 2003 total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel in these areas. NMFS is also announcing the opening and closing dates of the first and second directed fisheries within the harvest limit area (HLA) in Statistical Areas (areas) 542 and 543. These actions are necessary to prevent exceeding the HLA limits established for the Central (area 542) and Western (area 543) Aleutian Districts pursuant to the interim 2003 Atka mackerel TAC.