Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Final 2010 and 2011 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2010-03-12 · Effective 2010-03-12 · 75 FR 11778
Document
Document number
2010-5484
Federal Register citation
75 FR 11778
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. 0910131363-0087-02
Abstract
NMFS announces final 2010 and 2011 harvest specifications and prohibited species catch allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). 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 for Groundfish of the BSAI (FMP). The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the groundfish resources in the BSAI in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).