# Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1
> **Rule** · Closure. · Published 1996-03-26 · 61 FR 13109
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-7182
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** north pacific
- **Species:** yellowfin
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 13109
- **Publication date:** 1996-03-26
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 960129019-6019-01
## Abstract

NMFS is closing the directed fishery for yellowfin sole by vessels using trawl gear in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 (Zone 1) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the first seasonal apportionment of the prohibited species catch (PSC) allowance of C. bairdi Tanner crab apportioned to the trawl yellowfin sole fishery category in Zone 1.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/26/96-7182/groundfish-of-the-bering-sea-and-aleutian-islands-area-yellowfin-sole-by-vessels-using-trawl-gear-in)
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