Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Other Hook-and-Line Fishery by Catcher Vessels in the Gulf of Alaska
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2016-06-08 · Effective 2016-06-10 · 81 FR 36808
Document
Document number
2016-13454
Federal Register citation
81 FR 36808
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2016-06-08
Effective date
2016-06-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 150818742-6210-02
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish, other than demersal shelf rockfish or sablefish managed under the Individual Fishing Quota Program, by catcher vessels (C/Vs) using hook-and-line gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the Pacific halibut bycatch allowance specified for the other hook-and-line fishery by C/Vs in the GOA has been reached.