Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
other · north pacific · cod · Published 2013-09-10 · Effective 2013-09-05 · 78 FR 55228
Document
Document number
2013-21995
Federal Register citation
78 FR 55228
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; reallocation.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
cod
Publication date
2013-09-10
Effective date
2013-09-05
NOAA docket
Docket No. 120918468-3111-02
Abstract
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from trawl catcher/processors to catcher vessels using hook-and- line gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska management area (GOA). This action is necessary to allow the 2013 total allowable catch of Pacific cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA to be harvested.