Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2024 and 2025 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish; 2024 Rockfish Program Cooperative Allocations
catch-limit · north pacific · rockfish · Published 2024-04-29 · Effective 2024-05-01 · 89 FR 33284
Document
Document number
2024-09042
Federal Register citation
89 FR 33284
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Species
rockfish
Publication date
2024-04-29
Effective date
2024-05-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 240227-0061
Abstract
NMFS is providing notification for the Rockfish Program cooperative allocations as described in the final rule that published on March 4, 2024, implementing the final 2024 and 2025 harvest specifications and prohibited species catch limits for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). These allocations are necessary to provide the Rockfish Program cooperative amounts for 2024, thus allowing commercial fishermen to maximize their economic opportunities in this fishery. This notification comports with the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the GOA (GOA FMP).