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 2016-03-14 · Effective 2016-03-11 · 81 FR 13289
Document
Document number
2016-05632
Federal Register citation
81 FR 13289
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2016-03-14
Effective date
2016-03-11
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 first seasonal apportionment of the Pacific halibut bycatch allowance specified for the other hook-and-line fishery by C/Vs in the GOA has been reached.