Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 2006 Georges Bank Cod Fixed Gear Sector Operations Plan and Agreement and Allocation of Georges Bank Cod Total Allowable Catch
fishery-mgmt · new england · cod · Published 2006-11-29 · Effective 2006-11-22 · 71 FR 69070
Document
Document number
06-9452
Federal Register citation
71 FR 69070
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
new england
Species
cod
Publication date
2006-11-29
Effective date
2006-11-22
NOAA docket
Docket No. 060808213-6300-02
Abstract
NMFS announces partial approval of an Operations Plan and Sector Contract titled "GB Cod Fixed Gear Sector Operations Plan and Agreement" (together referred to as the Sector Operations Plan), and the associated allocation of Georges Bank (GB) cod, consistent with regulations implementing Amendment 13, as modified by Framework Adjustment (FW) 42 to the Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for fishing year (FY) 2006. The intent of this action is to allow regulated harvest of NE multispecies by the GB Cod Fixed Gear Sector (Fixed Gear Sector), consistent with the objectives of the FMP.