Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Proposed 2012 and 2013 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2011-12-27 · 76 FR 80782
Document
Document number
2011-33169
Federal Register citation
76 FR 80782
Type
Rule
Action
Proposed rule; request for comments.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2011-12-27
NOAA docket
Docket No. 111213751-1748-01
Abstract
NMFS proposes 2012 and 2013 harvest specifications, apportionments, and prohibited species catch (PSC) allowances for the groundfish fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management area. This action is necessary to establish harvest limits for groundfish during the 2012 and 2013 fishing years, and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. 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.