Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Closure of the Closed Area II (CA II) Yellowtail Flounder Special Access Program (SAP)
Closure of CA II Yellowtail Flounder SAP for fishing year 2004.
Category
seasonal-closure
Species
yellowtail
Publication date
2004-09-09
Effective date
2004-09-03
NOAA docket
Docket No. 040112010-4114-02
Abstract
NMFS announces that the Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), is closing the CA II Yellowtail Flounder SAP to all NE multispecies days-at-sea (DAS) vessels, effective September 3, 2004. Vessels that have not yet departed on a trip to fish in the SAP as of September 3, 2004, may not begin a trip into the SAP.