Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Kamchatka Flounder in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · flounder · Published 2017-08-04 · Effective 2017-08-01 · 82 FR 36348
Document
Document number
2017-16449
Federal Register citation
82 FR 36348
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
flounder
Publication date
2017-08-04
Effective date
2017-08-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 161020985-7181-02
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Kamchatka flounder in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2017 Kamchatka flounder initial total allowable catch (ITAC) in the BSAI.