Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2017 and 2018 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2017-02-27 · Effective 2017-02-27 · 82 FR 12032
Document
Document number
2017-03697
Federal Register citation
82 FR 12032
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; harvest specifications and closures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2017-02-27
Effective date
2017-02-27
NOAA docket
Docket No. 160920866-7167-02
Abstract
NMFS announces final 2017 and 2018 harvest specifications, apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits for groundfish during the 2017 and 2018 fishing years and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the groundfish resources in the GOA in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.