Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Georges Bank Cod Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area Closure for the Common Pool Fishery
catch-limit · new england · cod · Published 2017-08-01 · Effective 2017-07-28 · 82 FR 35686
Document
Document number
2017-16176
Federal Register citation
82 FR 35686
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; area closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
new england
Species
cod
Publication date
2017-08-01
Effective date
2017-07-28
NOAA docket
Docket No. 151211999-6343-02
Abstract
This action closes the Georges Bank (GB) Cod Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area to Northeast multispecies common pool vessels fishing with trawl gear, sink gillnet gear, and longline/hook gear for the remainder of Trimester 1, through August 31, 2017. The closure is required by regulation because the common pool fishery is projected to have caught 90 percent of its Trimester 1 quota for GB cod. This closure is intended to prevent an overage of the common pool's quota for this stock.