Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2012 and 2013 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2012-03-14 · Effective 2012-03-14 · 77 FR 15194
Document
Document number
2012-6057
Federal Register citation
77 FR 15194
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; closures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2012-03-14
Effective date
2012-03-14
NOAA docket
Docket No. 111207737-2141-02
Abstract
NMFS announces final 2012 and 2013 harvest specifications, apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). 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 GOA. The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the groundfish resources in the GOA in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.