Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish in the Red King Crab Savings Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · crab · Published 2022-01-18 · Effective 2022-01-20 · 87 FR 2558
Document
Document number
2022-00739
Federal Register citation
87 FR 2558
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
crab
Publication date
2022-01-18
Effective date
2022-01-20
NOAA docket
Docket No. 210217-0022
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using nonpelagic trawl gear in the Red King Crab Savings Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary because the State of Alaska, Department of Fish and Game did not established a guideline harvest level fishery for red king crab in the Bristol Bay area for the 2021/2022 fishing year.