Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gear Allocation of Shortraker and Rougheye Rockfish in the Aleutian Islands Subarea
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · rockfish · Published 1998-07-28 · Effective 1998-07-22 · 63 FR 40190
Document
Document number
98-20027
Federal Register citation
63 FR 40190
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
rockfish
Publication date
1998-07-28
Effective date
1998-07-22
NOAA docket
Docket No. 980414096-8173-02
Abstract
NMFS issues regulations to implement Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (FMP). This rule allocates shortraker rockfish and rougheye rockfish (SR/RE) in the Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) between vessels using trawl gear and vessels using non-trawl gear. This action is necessary to prevent the incidental catch of SR/RE in trawl fisheries from closing non-trawl fisheries and is intended to further the objectives of the FMP.