Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2025 and 2026 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish; 2025 Rockfish Program Cooperative Allocations
catch-limit · north pacific · rockfish · Published 2025-04-03 · Effective 2025-04-01 · 90 FR 14584
Document
Document number
2025-05740
Federal Register citation
90 FR 14584
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Species
rockfish
Publication date
2025-04-03
Effective date
2025-04-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 250312-0037
Abstract
NMFS is providing notification of the Central Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Rockfish Program cooperative allocations that are based on final total allowable catch (TAC) limits in the final rule published on March 18, 2025, implementing the final 2025 and 2026 harvest specifications and prohibited species catch (PSC) limits for the groundfish fishery of the GOA. These allocations are necessary to provide the Rockfish Program cooperative amounts for 2025, thus allowing commercial fishermen to maximize their economic opportunities in this fishery, consistent with the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA (FMP).