Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Arrowtooth Flounder in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · flounder · Published 2012-08-15 · Effective 2012-08-10 · 77 FR 48916
Document
Document number
2012-20056
Federal Register citation
77 FR 48916
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; apportionment of reserves; request for comments.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
flounder
Publication date
2012-08-15
Effective date
2012-08-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 111213751-2102-02
Abstract
NMFS apportions amounts of the non-specified reserve to the initial total allowable catch of arrowtooth flounder in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the fisheries to continue operating. It is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the fishery management plan for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area.