# Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fishery; Closure in Registration Area Q
> **Rule** · Closure. · Published 1997-08-18 · Effective 1997-08-13 · 62 FR 43954
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-21826
- **Category:** seasonal-closure
- **Species:** scallop
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 43954
- **Publication date:** 1997-08-18
- **Effective date:** 1997-08-13
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 970613138-7138-01
## Abstract

NMFS is closing the scallop fishery in Registration Area Q (Bering Sea). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the Chionoecetes opilio (C. opilio) Tanner crab bycatch limit (CBL) in this area.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/08/18/97-21826/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-scallop-fishery-closure-in-registration-area-q)
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