Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
seasonal-closure · north pacific · Published 2007-10-18 · Effective 2007-10-15 · 72 FR 59038
Document
Document number
07-5146
Federal Register citation
72 FR 59038
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2007-10-18
Effective date
2007-10-15
NOAA docket
Docket No. 070213032-7032-01
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for directed fishing for pollock by vessels using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. This closure also does not apply to fishing by vessels participating in the cooperative fishery in the Rockfish Pilot Program for the Central GOA. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2007 Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limit specified for trawl gear in the GOA.