Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Shallow- water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · Published 1997-08-14 · Effective 1997-08-11 · 62 FR 43485
Document
Document number
97-21533
Federal Register citation
62 FR 43485
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Publication date
1997-08-14
Effective date
1997-08-11
NOAA docket
Docket No. 961126334-7025-02
Abstract
NMFS is closing directed fishing for species that comprise the shallow-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for vessels fishing for pollock using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. This action is necessary because the third seasonal bycatch allowance of Pacific halibut apportioned to the shallow-water species fishery in the GOA has been caught.