Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Exchange of Flatfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2020-10-13 · Effective 2020-10-09 · 85 FR 64413
Document
Document number
2020-22548
Federal Register citation
85 FR 64413
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; reallocation.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2020-10-13
Effective date
2020-10-09
NOAA docket
Docket No. 200227-0066
Abstract
NMFS is exchanging unused rock sole Community Development Quota (CDQ) for yellowfin sole CDQ acceptable biological catch (ABC) reserves in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the 2020 total allowable catch (TAC) of yellowfin sole in the BSAI to be harvested.