Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Modifying Seasonal Allocations of Pollock and Pacific Cod for Trawl Catcher Vessels in the Central and Western Gulf of Alaska; Correction
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · pollock · Published 2020-12-09 · Effective 2021-01-01 · 85 FR 79139
Document
Document number
2020-26954
Federal Register citation
85 FR 79139
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; correction.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
pollock
Publication date
2020-12-09
Effective date
2021-01-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 200604-0152
Abstract
NMFS is correcting a final rule that published in the Federal Register on June 25, 2020, implementing Amendment 109 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA FMP) and a regulatory amendment to the regulations governing pollock fishing in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). The final rule's intent as to Pacific cod was to change the seasonal apportionments of Pacific cod for the trawl catcher vessel (CV) sector. However, in changing the seasonal apportionments, the final rule's regulatory text inadvertently affected the jig sector such that it became unclear if the new, overall seasonal apportionments apply to the jig sector. This correction is necessary to clarify seasonal apportionments of Pacific cod for the jig sector.