Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · sablefish · Published 2019-01-14 · Effective 2019-01-20 · 84 FR 117
Document
Document number
2019-00061
Federal Register citation
84 FR 117
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
sablefish
Publication date
2019-01-14
Effective date
2019-01-20
NOAA docket
Docket No. 170817779-8161-02
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for sablefish by vessel using trawl gear in the Bering Sea subarea and the Aleutian Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2019 sablefish initial total allowable catch allocations to vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea subarea and the Aleutian Islands subarea of the BSAI.