Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area.
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · cod · Published 1996-11-15 · 61 FR 58491
Document
Document number
96-29246
Federal Register citation
61 FR 58491
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
cod
Publication date
1996-11-15
NOAA docket
Docket No. 960129019-6019-01
Abstract
NMFS is closing the directed fishery for Pacific cod by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 1996 bycatch allowance of Pacific halibut apportioned to the trawl Pacific cod fishery in the BSAI.