Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; 2013 and 2014 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2013-03-01 · Effective 2013-03-01 · 78 FR 13813
Document
Document number
2013-04822
Federal Register citation
78 FR 13813
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; closures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2013-03-01
Effective date
2013-03-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 121018563-3148-02
Abstract
NMFS announces final 2013 and 2014 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 2013 and 2014 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).