Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; 2016 and 2017 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2016-03-18 · Effective 2016-03-18 · 81 FR 14773
Document
Document number
2016-06182
Federal Register citation
81 FR 14773
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; closures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2016-03-18
Effective date
2016-03-18
NOAA docket
Docket No. 150916863-6211-02
Abstract
NMFS announces final 2016 and 2017 harvest specifications and prohibited species catch allowances 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 2016 and 2017 fishing years, and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (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).