Scallop Fishery Off Alaska; Management Measures; 1996-97 Harvest Specifications

NMFS issues a final rule to implement Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska (FMP). The management measures established under Amendment 1 and implemented by this final rule include: Gear and efficiency restrictions, scallop registration areas and districts, procedures for specifying total allowable catch (TAC) and crab bycatch limits (CBLs), time and area closures, inseason management authority, fishing seasons, and observer coverage requirements. This action is necessary to further the conservation and management objectives of the FMP and the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson Act).