Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Amendment 88; Correction
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2012-06-26 · Effective 2012-06-26 · 77 FR 38013
Document
Document number
2012-15584
Federal Register citation
77 FR 38013
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; correcting amendment.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2012-06-26
Effective date
2012-06-26
NOAA docket
Docket No. 120613165-2167-01
Abstract
This action corrects the final rule published on December 27, 2011, that implemented Amendment 88 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. This correction clarifies that participants in the entry level trawl fishery may qualify for quota share (QS) under the Central Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Rockfish Program only in proportion to the number of years that a person made rockfish legal landings to an entry level processor in 2007, 2008, or 2009. This clarification is administrative in nature and does not change the distribution of rockfish QS to entry level trawl participants.