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 1998-06-01 · Effective 1998-05-26 · 63 FR 29670
Document
Document number
98-14430
Federal Register citation
63 FR 29670
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Publication date
1998-06-01
Effective date
1998-05-26
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 second 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.