Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Final 2003 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2003-03-03 · Effective 2003-02-25 · 68 FR 9907
Document
Document number
03-4815
Federal Register citation
68 FR 9907
Type
Rule
Action
Final 2003 specifications for groundfish and associated management measures; apportionment of reserves; request for comments; closures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2003-03-03
Effective date
2003-02-25
NOAA docket
Docket No. 021212307-3037-3037-02
Abstract
NMFS announces final 2003 harvest specifications, prohibited species catch (PSC) allowances, and associated management measures for the groundfish fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits and associated management measures for groundfish during the 2003 fishing year and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP). The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the groundfish resources in the BSAI.