Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in the Herring Savings Areas of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · pollock · Published 2012-10-04 · Effective 2012-10-01 · 77 FR 60649
Document
Document number
2012-24517
Federal Register citation
77 FR 60649
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
pollock
Publication date
2012-10-04
Effective date
2012-10-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 111207737-2141-02
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by vessels using trawl gear in the Winter Herring Savings Area of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2012 herring bycatch allowance specified for the midwater trawl pollock fishery in the BSAI.