Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Gulf of Maine Cod Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area Closure for the Common Pool Fishery
catch-limit · new england · cod · Published 2016-08-22 · Effective 2016-08-17 · 81 FR 56534
Document
Document number
2016-19983
Federal Register citation
81 FR 56534
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; area closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
new england
Species
cod
Publication date
2016-08-22
Effective date
2016-08-17
NOAA docket
Docket No. 151211999-6343-02
Abstract
This action closes the Gulf of Maine Cod Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area to Northeast multispecies common pool vessels fishing with trawl gear, sink gillnet gear, and longline/hook gear for the remainder of Trimester 1, through August 31, 2016. The closure is required by regulation because the common pool fishery has caught 90 percent of its Trimester 1 quota for Gulf of Maine cod. This closure is intended to prevent an overage of the common pool's quota for this stock.