Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in the Herring Savings Areas of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
catch-limit · north pacific · pollock · Published 2020-06-10 · Effective 2020-06-15 · 85 FR 35381
Document
Document number
2020-12566
Federal Register citation
85 FR 35381
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Species
pollock
Publication date
2020-06-10
Effective date
2020-06-15
NOAA docket
Docket No. 200227-0066
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by vessels using trawl gear in the Herring Savings Areas of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2020 herring bycatch allowance specified for the midwater trawl pollock fishery in the BSAI. This action includes prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by vessels participating in the Community Development Quota Program.