Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Final 1998 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
catch-limit · north pacific · Published 1998-03-16 · Effective 1998-03-11 · 63 FR 12689
Document
Document number
98-6620
Federal Register citation
63 FR 12689
Type
Rule
Action
Final 1998 specifications for groundfish and associated management measures; apportionment of reserves.
Category
catch-limit
Region
north pacific
Publication date
1998-03-16
Effective date
1998-03-11
NOAA docket
Docket No. 971208298-8055-02
Abstract
NMFS announces final 1998 harvest specifications, prohibited species bycatch allowances, and associated management measures for the groundfish fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits and associated management measures for groundfish during the 1998 fishing year. The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the groundfish resources in the BSAI.