Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Rockfish Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
seasonal-closure · north pacific · rockfish · Published 1998-07-02 · Effective 1998-07-01 · 63 FR 36193
Document
Document number
98-17668
Federal Register citation
63 FR 36193
Type
Rule
Action
Modification of a closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
north pacific
Species
rockfish
Publication date
1998-07-02
Effective date
1998-07-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 971208298-8055-02
Abstract
NMFS is terminating the closure to directed fishing for rockfish with trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the directed fishery for rockfish with trawl gear to occur consistent with the specified halibut mortality allowance.