Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Adjustment of Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder Annual Catch Limits
catch-limit · new england · yellowtail · Published 2012-07-16 · Effective 2012-07-13 · 77 FR 41704
Document
Document number
2012-17245
Federal Register citation
77 FR 41704
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; inseason adjustment of annual catch limits.
Category
catch-limit
Region
new england
Species
yellowtail
Publication date
2012-07-16
Effective date
2012-07-13
NOAA docket
Docket No. 120109034-2171-01
Abstract
NMFS announces adjustments to the 2012 fishing year (FY) Georges Bank (GB) yellowtail flounder annual catch limits (ACLs) for the Atlantic scallop and Northeast (NE) multispecies fisheries. This action is based on new projections of the expected catch of GB yellowtail flounder by the scallop fishery and is consistent with a request for the ACL adjustments from the New England Fishery Management Council (Council). The intent is to provide additional harvest opportunity to the NE multispecies fishery while ensuring sufficient amounts of GB yellowtail flounder are available for the scallop fishery.