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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish Managed Under the Individual Fishing Quota Program

catch-limit · sablefish · Published 2018-03-13 · Effective 2018-03-24 · 83 FR 10807

Document

Document number
2018-05059
Federal Register citation
83 FR 10807
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; opening.
Category
catch-limit
Species
sablefish
Publication date
2018-03-13
Effective date
2018-03-24
NOAA docket
Docket No. 170816769-8162-02 and 170817779-8161-02

Abstract

NMFS is opening directed fishing for sablefish with fixed gear managed under the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program and the Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. The season will open 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 24, 2018, and will close 1200 hours, A.l.t., November 7, 2018. This period is the same as the 2018 commercial halibut fishery opening dates adopted by the International Pacific Halibut Commission. The IFQ and CDQ halibut season is specified by a separate publication in the Federal Register of annual management measures.

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Authoritative
Federal Register document
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