Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Kamchatka Flounder in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · flounder · Published 2016-06-01 · Effective 2016-05-26 · 81 FR 34915
Document
Document number
2016-12819
Federal Register citation
81 FR 34915
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
flounder
Publication date
2016-06-01
Effective date
2016-05-26
NOAA docket
Docket No. 150916863-6211-02
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Kamchatka flounder in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2016 Kamchatka flounder initial total allowable catch (ITAC) in the BSAI.