Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Shortraker Rockfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · rockfish · Published 2013-09-19 · Effective 2013-09-16 · 78 FR 57537
Document
Document number
2013-22827
Federal Register citation
78 FR 57537
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
rockfish
Publication date
2013-09-19
Effective date
2013-09-16
NOAA docket
Docket No. 121018563-3418-02
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting retention of shortraker rockfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary because the 2013 total allowable catch (TAC) of shortraker rockfish in the BSAI has been reached.