Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · mackerel · Published 2017-12-20 · Effective 2017-12-15 · 82 FR 60325
Document
Document number
2017-27427
Federal Register citation
82 FR 60325
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; reallocation.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
mackerel
Publication date
2017-12-20
Effective date
2017-12-15
NOAA docket
Docket No. 161020985-7181-02
Abstract
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of the 2017 Bering Sea subarea and Eastern Aleutian Island District (BS/EAI) Atka mackerel total allowable catch (TAC) assigned to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) trawl limited access sector to the Amendment 80 cooperative in the BS/EAI of the BSAI. This action is necessary to allow the 2017 TAC of Atka mackerel in the BSAI to be fully harvested.