Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · yellowfin · Published 2005-03-18 · Effective 2005-03-16 · 70 FR 13120
Document
Document number
05-5422
Federal Register citation
70 FR 13120
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
yellowfin
Publication date
2005-03-18
Effective date
2005-03-16
NOAA docket
Docket No. 041126332-5039-02
Abstract
NMFS is closing directed fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels using trawl gear in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 (Zone 1) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2005 bycatch allowance of red king crab specified for the trawl yellowfin sole fishery in Zone 1.