Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod Pot Gear Fishing Closure in the Pribilof Islands Habitat Conservation Zone in the Bering Sea; Amendment 103
seasonal-closure · north pacific · cod · Published 2014-12-02 · Effective 2015-01-01 · 79 FR 71344
Document
Document number
2014-28113
Federal Register citation
79 FR 71344
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
north pacific
Species
cod
Publication date
2014-12-02
Effective date
2015-01-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 120706220-4964-02
Abstract
NMFS issues this final rule to implement Amendment 103 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI FMP). This rule closes year-round the Pribilof Islands Habitat Conservation Zone (PIHCZ) to directed fishing for Pacific cod with pot gear to minimize bycatch and prevent overfishing of Pribilof Islands blue king crab (PIBKC). This action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the BSAI FMP, and other applicable laws.