Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
other · north pacific · cod · Published 2015-12-14 · Effective 2015-12-10 · 80 FR 77275
Document
Document number
2015-31386
Federal Register citation
80 FR 77275
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; reallocation.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
cod
Publication date
2015-12-14
Effective date
2015-12-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 140918791-4999-02
Abstract
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear to vessels using pot gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska management area (GOA). This action is necessary to allow the 2015 total allowable catch of Pacific cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA to be harvested.