Approval of the Community Development Plans for Pacific halibut, fixed gear sablefish, and crab for the years 1998-2000.
Category
catch-limit
Publication date
1998-03-25
Effective date
1998-03-23
NOAA docket
I.D. 031398C
Abstract
NMFS announces the approval of recommendations made by the State of Alaska (State) for the 1998-2000 halibut, fixed gear sablefish, and crab Community Development Plans (CDPs) under the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. This action announces the decision by NMFS to approve the State's recommended CDPs, including the percentage allocations of the halibut, fixed gear sablefish, and crab CDQ reserves to each CDP, and the availability of findings underlying NMFS's decision. This action is intended to further the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.