Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock Fishing in the Winter Herring Savings Area of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
catch-limit · north pacific · pollock · Published 2025-09-26 · Effective 2025-09-25 · 90 FR 46358
Document
Document number
2025-18771
Federal Register citation
90 FR 46358
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Species
pollock
Publication date
2025-09-26
Effective date
2025-09-25
NOAA docket
Docket No. 250312-0036, RTID 0648-XF193
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by vessels using trawl gear in the Winter Herring Savings Area of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2025 herring bycatch allowance specified for the midwater pollock fishery in the BSAI. This action includes prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in the Winter Herring Savings Area by vessels participating in the Community Development Quota Program.