Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · rockfish · Published 2017-03-21 · Effective 2017-03-16 · 82 FR 14479
Document
Document number
2017-05536
Federal Register citation
82 FR 14479
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; modification of closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
rockfish
Publication date
2017-03-21
Effective date
2017-03-16
NOAA docket
Docket No. 161020985-7181-02
Abstract
NMFS is opening directed fishing for northern rockfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2016 total allowable catch (TAC) of northern rockfish in the BSAI.