Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2004 Harvest Specifications for Skates
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2004-05-12 · Effective 2004-06-11 · 69 FR 26320
Document
Document number
04-10782
Federal Register citation
69 FR 26320
Type
Rule
Action
Final 2004 harvest specifications for skates and associated management measures; closures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2004-05-12
Effective date
2004-06-11
NOAA docket
Docket No. 040223064-4136-02
Abstract
NMFS announces final 2004 harvest specifications for skates and associated management measures for the skate fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits and associated management measures for skates during the 2004 fishing year and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA (FMP). The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the skate resources in the GOA in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).