# Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Species in the Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/``Other Flatfish'' Fishery Category by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1
> **Rule** · Closure. · Published 1997-03-07 · 62 FR 10479
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-5697
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 10479
- **Publication date:** 1997-03-07
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 961107312-7012-02
## Abstract

NMFS is closing directed fishing for species in the rock sole/ flathead sole/``other flatfish'' fishery category by vessels using trawl gear in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 (Zone 1) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 1997 bycatch allowance of C. bairdi Tanner crab apportioned to the trawl rock sole/flathead sole/``other flatfish'' fishery category in Zone 1.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/03/07/97-5697/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-species-in-the-rock-soleflathead-soleother)
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