Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program; Modify Season Start Date
seasonal-closure · north pacific · rockfish · Published 2021-03-19 · Effective 2021-03-19 · 86 FR 14851
Document
Document number
2021-05685
Federal Register citation
86 FR 14851
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; emergency action.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
north pacific
Species
rockfish
Publication date
2021-03-19
Effective date
2021-03-19
NOAA docket
Docket No. 210315-0057
Abstract
NMFS issues an emergency rule to modify the fishing season start date for fishing vessels participating in a rockfish cooperative as part of the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program (Rockfish Program) for the 2021 fishing year. This emergency rule is intended to provide flexibility to Rockfish Program participants by moving the fishing season start date from May 1, 2021 to April 1, 2021. This emergency rule does not modify other provisions of the Rockfish Program. This emergency rule is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area (GOA FMP) and other applicable laws.