Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Fisheries by Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
other · north pacific · Published 1998-04-22 · Effective 1998-04-18 · 63 FR 19850
Document
Document number
98-10725
Federal Register citation
63 FR 19850
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Publication date
1998-04-22
Effective date
1998-04-18
NOAA docket
Docket No. 971208297-8054-02
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using hook-and-line gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for sablefish or demersal shelf rockfish. This action is necessary because the first seasonal bycatch allowance of Pacific halibut apportioned to hook-and-line gear targeting groundfish other than sablefish or demersal shelf rockfish in the GOA has been caught.