Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · sablefish · Published 2017-05-23 · Effective 2017-05-18 · 82 FR 23517
Document
Document number
2017-10528
Federal Register citation
82 FR 23517
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
sablefish
Publication date
2017-05-23
Effective date
2017-05-18
NOAA docket
Docket No. 161020985-7181-02
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for sablefish by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2017 sablefish initial total allowable catch (ITAC) in the Bering Sea subarea of the BSAI.