Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Emergency Rule Extension, Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder Catch Limit Revisions
catch-limit · new england · yellowtail · Published 2011-10-06 · Effective 2011-04-25 · 76 FR 61995
Document
Document number
2011-25936
Federal Register citation
76 FR 61995
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary final rule; emergency action extension and request for comments.
Category
catch-limit
Region
new england
Species
yellowtail
Publication date
2011-10-06
Effective date
2011-04-25
NOAA docket
Docket No. 100923469-1543-05
Abstract
This action extends the Georges Bank (GB) yellowtail flounder specifications for fishing year (FY) 2011 that were implemented on May 1, 2011, through emergency authority concurrent with the Framework Adjustment (FW) 45 Final Rule under the Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which is scheduled to expire on October 24, 2011. Specifically, this temporary rule maintains the current Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) and Annual Catch Limit (ACL) for GB yellowtail flounder for an additional 186 days, i.e., through the end of fishing year (FY) 2010 (May 1, 2011 through April 30, 2012).