Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Sablefish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · sablefish · Published 2024-05-01 · Effective 2024-05-01 · 89 FR 35013
Document
Document number
2024-09350
Federal Register citation
89 FR 35013
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; modification of closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
sablefish
Publication date
2024-05-01
Effective date
2024-05-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 240304-0068
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 2024 sablefish total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea subarea and the Aleutian Islands subarea of the BSAI.