Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2010 and 2011 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2010-03-12 · Effective 2010-03-12 · 75 FR 11749
Document
Document number
2010-5472
Federal Register citation
75 FR 11749
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; closures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2010-03-12
Effective date
2010-03-12
NOAA docket
Docket No. 0910131362-0087-02
Abstract
NMFS announces final 2010 and 2011 harvest specifications, apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits for groundfish during the 2010 and 2011 fishing years and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the GOA. The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the groundfish resources in the GOA in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).