Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Demersal Shelf Rockfish in the Western, Central, and West Yakutat Regulatory Areas of the Gulf of Alaska
other · north pacific · rockfish · Published 2025-12-05 · Effective 2025-12-04 · 90 FR 56064
Document
Document number
2025-22141
Federal Register citation
90 FR 56064
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
rockfish
Publication date
2025-12-05
Effective date
2025-12-04
NOAA docket
Docket No. 250312-0037
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting retention of demersal shelf rockfish in the Western, Central, and West Yakutat Regulatory Areas of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the 2025 total allowable catch (TAC) of demersal shelf rockfish in the Western, Central, and West Yakutat Regulatory Areas of the GOA has been or will be reached.