Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Shortraker Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
seasonal-closure · north pacific · rockfish · Published 2016-09-22 · Effective 2016-09-19 · 81 FR 65305
Document
Document number
2016-22862
Federal Register citation
81 FR 65305
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
north pacific
Species
rockfish
Publication date
2016-09-22
Effective date
2016-09-19
NOAA docket
Docket No. 150818742-6210-02
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting retention of shortraker rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the 2016 total allowable catch of shortraker rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA has been reached. This closure does not apply to vessels participating in the catcher/ processor cooperative fishery in the Rockfish Program.