Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Shallow- water Species Fishery by Vessels using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · Published 1998-05-06 · Effective 1998-05-02 · 63 FR 24984
Document
Document number
98-12002
Federal Register citation
63 FR 24984
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Publication date
1998-05-06
Effective date
1998-05-02
NOAA docket
Docket No. 971208297-8054-02
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the shallow-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for vessels fishing for pollock using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. This action is necessary because the second seasonal bycatch allowance of Pacific halibut apportioned to the shallow-water species fishery in the GOA has been caught.