Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2020 and 2021 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish; Correction
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2020-05-18 · Effective 2020-05-18 · 85 FR 29670
Document
Document number
2020-09084
Federal Register citation
85 FR 29670
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; correction.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2020-05-18
Effective date
2020-05-18
NOAA docket
Docket No. 200423-0120
Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service is correcting a final rule that published on March 10, 2020, implementing the final 2020 and 2021 harvest specifications and prohibited species catch allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska. One table in the document contains errors associated with deep-water flatfish, and another table contains an error associated with northern rockfish. These corrections are necessary to provide the correct information about the amount of deep-water flatfish and northern rockfish available for commercial harvest in 2020, thus allowing commercial fishermen to maximize their economic opportunities in this fishery. This correction also is necessary to comport with the requirements of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.