Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Final 2012 and 2013 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2012-02-23 · Effective 2012-02-23 · 77 FR 10669
Document
Document number
2012-4106
Federal Register citation
77 FR 10669
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; closures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2012-02-23
Effective date
2012-02-23
NOAA docket
Docket No. 111213751-2102-02
Abstract
NMFS announces final 2012 and 2013 harvest specifications and prohibited species catch allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). 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 BSAI (FMP). 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 (Magnuson-Stevens Act).