Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Aleutian District
other · north pacific · Published 1996-05-22 · 61 FR 25595
Document
Document number
96-12799
Federal Register citation
61 FR 25595
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Publication date
1996-05-22
NOAA docket
Docket No. 960129019-6019-01
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting retention of Pacific ocean perch in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). NMFS is requiring that catches of Pacific ocean perch in the Western Aleutian District be treated in the same manner as prohibited species and discarded at sea with a minimum of injury. This action is necessary because the Pacific ocean perch total allowable catch (TAC) in the Western Aleutian District has been caught.