Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; 2014 and 2015 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2014-03-04 · Effective 2014-03-04 · 79 FR 12108
Document
Document number
2014-04762
Federal Register citation
79 FR 12108
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; specifications and closures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2014-03-04
Effective date
2014-03-04
NOAA docket
Docket No. 131021878-4158-02
Abstract
NMFS announces final 2014 and 2015 harvest specifications, prohibited species catch allowances, and closures 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 2014 and 2015 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).