Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2016 and 2017 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2016-03-18 · Effective 2016-03-18 · 81 FR 14740
Document
Document number
2016-06183
Federal Register citation
81 FR 14740
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; harvest specifications and closures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2016-03-18
Effective date
2016-03-18
NOAA docket
Docket No. 150818742-6210-02
Abstract
NMFS announces final 2016 and 2017 harvest specifications, apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). 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 Gulf of Alaska. The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the groundfish resources in the GOA in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.