Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; 2017 and 2018 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2017-02-27 · Effective 2017-02-27 · 82 FR 11826
Document
Document number
2017-03698
Federal Register citation
82 FR 11826
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; closures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2017-02-27
Effective date
2017-02-27
NOAA docket
Docket No. 161020985-7181-02
Abstract
NMFS announces final 2017 and 2018 harvest specifications and prohibited species catch allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). 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 Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP). The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the groundfish resources in the BSAI in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).