Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Closures of Specified Groundfish Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
other · north pacific · Published 1997-12-30 · Effective 1998-01-01 · 62 FR 67754
Document
Document number
97-33893
Federal Register citation
62 FR 67754
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Publication date
1997-12-30
Effective date
1998-01-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 971208296-7296-01
Abstract
NMFS is closing specified groundfish fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the prohibited species bycatch allowances and directed fishing allowances specified for the 1998 interim total allowable catch (TAC) amounts.