Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Several Groundfish Species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · Published 2016-11-30 · Effective 2016-11-29 · 81 FR 86288
Document
Document number
2016-28814
Federal Register citation
81 FR 86288
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; apportionment of reserves; request for comments.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2016-11-30
Effective date
2016-11-29
NOAA docket
Docket No. 150916863-6211-02
Abstract
NMFS apportions amounts of the non-specified reserve to the total allowable catch (TAC) of Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Alaska plaice, Kamchatka flounder, northern rockfish, skates, sculpins, sharks, and octopus in the BSAI management area. This action is necessary to allow the fisheries to continue operating. It is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the fishery management plan for the BSAI management area.