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 2023-01-23 · Effective 2023-01-20 · 88 FR 3930
Document
Document number
2023-01170
Federal Register citation
88 FR 3930
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
crab
Publication date
2023-01-23
Effective date
2023-01-20
NOAA docket
Docket No. 220223-0054
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 establish a guideline harvest level fishery for red king crab in the Bristol Bay area for the 2022/2023 fishing year.