Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · yellowfin · Published 1997-06-19 · 62 FR 33375
Document
Document number
97-16102
Federal Register citation
62 FR 33375
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
yellowfin
Publication date
1997-06-19
NOAA docket
Docket No. 961107312-7021-02
Abstract
NMFS is closing directed fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the third seasonal apportionment of the 1997 Pacific halibut bycatch allowance specified for the trawl yellowfin sole fishery category.