Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Amendment to an Emergency Interim Rule

NMFS issues this emergency interim rule to amend an existing emergency interim rule concerning the Northeast Multispecies Fishery. This [[Page 3103]] rule specifies among other things, that allowable bycatch species have been added to the exempted fisheries as defined in the existing emergency interim rule, that a bycatch fishery for longhorn sculpin will be allowed in the Northern Shrimp Exemption Area, and that transitting through closed areas established by the existing emergency interim rule will be allowed for vessels seeking safe haven.