Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · cod · Published 2016-04-13 · Effective 2016-04-11 · 81 FR 21756
Document
Document number
2016-08487
Federal Register citation
81 FR 21756
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; modification of a closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
cod
Publication date
2016-04-13
Effective date
2016-04-11
NOAA docket
Docket No. 150916863-6211-02
Abstract
NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the B season apportionment of the 2016 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod allocated to trawl catcher vessels in the BSAI.