Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
other · north pacific · Published 2003-10-20 · Effective 2003-10-15 · 68 FR 59889
Document
Document number
03-26392
Federal Register citation
68 FR 59889
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2003-10-20
Effective date
2003-10-15
NOAA docket
Docket No. 021122286-3036-02
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 2003 Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limit specified for trawl gear in the GOA has been caught.