Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fishery; Registration Area E
fishery-mgmt · scallop · Published 1997-01-15 · 62 FR 2043
Document
Document number
97-941
Federal Register citation
62 FR 2043
Type
Rule
Action
Inseason adjustment to prevent overfishing; request for comments.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Species
scallop
Publication date
1997-01-15
NOAA docket
Docket No. 960502124-6190-02
Abstract
NMFS has determined that the currently specified total allowable catch (TAC) amount for scallops in Registration Area E is incorrect. Therefore, NMFS is reducing the TAC and apportioning it between parts of Registration Area E that are east and west of 146 deg. W. long. NMFS also is apportioning the current C. bairdi crab bycatch limit (CBL) specified for Registration Area E between the area east and west of 146 deg. W. long. These actions are necessary to avoid localized overfishing of the scallop resource and achieve the optimum yield from the scallop fishery. They are intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska (FMP).