Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
other · north pacific · Published 1997-12-03 · Effective 1997-11-26 · 62 FR 63877
Document
Document number
97-31595
Federal Register citation
62 FR 63877
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Publication date
1997-12-03
Effective date
1997-11-26
NOAA docket
Docket No. 961126334-7025-02, I.D. 112597C
Abstract
NMFS is closing directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for directed fishing for pollock by vessels using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. This action is necessary because the 1997 Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limit for trawl gear in the GOA has been caught.