Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Exchange of Flatfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 2023-09-20 · Effective 2023-11-20 · 88 FR 64834
Document
Document number
2023-20362
Federal Register citation
88 FR 64834
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; reallocation.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2023-09-20
Effective date
2023-11-20
NOAA docket
Docket No. 230306-0065
Abstract
NMFS is exchanging unused flathead sole Community Development Quota (CDQ) for rock sole CDQ acceptable biological catch (ABC) reserves in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area. This action is necessary to allow the 2023 total allowable catch of rock sole in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area to be harvested.