Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Closures of Specified Groundfish Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
other · north pacific · Published 1998-03-16 · Effective 1998-03-11 · 63 FR 12698
Document
Document number
98-6770
Federal Register citation
63 FR 12698
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Publication date
1998-03-16
Effective date
1998-03-11
NOAA docket
Docket No. 971208298-8055-02
Abstract
NMFS is closing specified groundfish fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the prohibited species bycatch allowances and directed fishing allowances specified for the 1998 BSAI groundfish fisheries.