# Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2017 and 2018 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
> **Rule** · Final rule; harvest specifications and closures. · Published 2017-02-27 · Effective 2017-02-27 · 82 FR 12032
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-03697
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** north pacific
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 12032
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/02/27/2017-03697/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-gulf-of-alaska-final-2017-and-2018-harvest)
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