Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
catch-limit · north pacific · mackerel · Published 1997-02-07 · 62 FR 5781
Document
Document number
97-3089
Federal Register citation
62 FR 5781
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Species
mackerel
Publication date
1997-02-07
NOAA docket
Docket No. 961114318-6318-01
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 1997 interim specifications of Atka mackerel in these areas.