Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Foreign Fishing; Limited Access; Final 1996 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 1996-02-05 · Effective 1996-01-30 · 61 FR 4311
Document
Document number
96-2291
Federal Register citation
61 FR 4311
Type
Rule
Action
Final 1996 specifications of groundfish and associated management measures; closures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
1996-02-05
Effective date
1996-01-30
NOAA docket
Docket No. 960129019-6019-01
Abstract
NMFS announces final 1996 harvest specifications of total allowable catches (TACs), initial apportionments of TACs for each category of groundfish, and associated management measures in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits and associated management measures for groundfish during the 1996 fishing year. NMFS also is closing specified fisheries consistent with the final 1996 groundfish specifications and fishery bycatch allowances of prohibited species. These measures are intended to conserve and manage the groundfish resources in the BSAI.