Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
other · north pacific · Published 1998-10-15 · Effective 1998-10-09 · 63 FR 55341
Document
Document number
98-27735
Federal Register citation
63 FR 55341
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Publication date
1998-10-15
Effective date
1998-10-09
NOAA docket
Docket No. 971208297-8054-02, I.D. 100998A
Abstract
NMFS is closing directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for directed fishing for pollock by vessels using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. This action is necessary because the 1998 Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limit for trawl gear in the GOA has been caught.