Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Other Hook-and-Line Fishery by Catcher Vessels in the Gulf of Alaska
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · Published 2015-12-17 · Effective 2015-12-15 · 80 FR 78675
Document
Document number
2015-31759
Federal Register citation
80 FR 78675
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2015-12-17
Effective date
2015-12-15
NOAA docket
Docket No. 140918791-4999-02
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish, other than demersal shelf rockfish, by catcher vessels (C/Vs) using hook-and- line gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the Pacific halibut bycatch allowance specified for the other hook-and- line fishery by C/Vs in the GOA has been reached.