Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Sablefish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · sablefish · Published 2023-04-28 · Effective 2023-05-01 · 88 FR 26232
Document
Document number
2023-09044
Federal Register citation
88 FR 26232
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; modification of closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
sablefish
Publication date
2023-04-28
Effective date
2023-05-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 230306-0065
Abstract
NMFS is opening directed fishing for sablefish by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea subarea and the Aleutian Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2023 total allowable catch (TAC) of trawl sablefish in the Bering Sea subarea and the Aleutian Islands subarea of the BSAI.