Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area, Trawl Closure to Protect Red King Crab
seasonal-closure · north pacific · crab · Published 1996-02-23 · Effective 1996-01-20 · 61 FR 6953
Document
Document number
96-3965
Federal Register citation
61 FR 6953
Type
Rule
Action
Inseason adjustment; response to comments.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
north pacific
Species
crab
Publication date
1996-02-23
Effective date
1996-01-20
NOAA docket
Docket No. 951128281-5281-01
Abstract
NMFS responds to comments received on an inseason adjustment closing a portion of the Bering Sea to all trawl vessels to protect red king crab. NMFS published this inseason adjustment in the Federal Register on December 11, 1995, for a 30-day comment period. No change in the trawl closure was made as a result of the comments received.