Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · mackerel · Published 2007-02-07 · 72 FR 5644
Document
Document number
07-537
Federal Register citation
72 FR 5644
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closures and openings.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
mackerel
Publication date
2007-02-07
NOAA docket
Docket No. 060216045-6045-01
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel with gears other than jig gear in the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel in these areas. NMFS is also announcing the opening and closing dates of the first and second directed fisheries within the harvest limit area (HLA) in Statistical Areas 542 and 543. These actions are necessary to conduct directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the HLA in areas 542 and 543.