Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska
seasonal-closure · north pacific · pollock · Published 1999-09-30 · Effective 1999-09-24 · 64 FR 52676
Document
Document number
99-25372
Federal Register citation
64 FR 52676
Type
Rule
Action
Inseason adjustment; request for comments.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
north pacific
Species
pollock
Publication date
1999-09-30
Effective date
1999-09-24
NOAA docket
Docket No. 990304062-9062-01
Abstract
NMFS issues an inseason adjustment for managing directed fishing for pollock for the D fishing season in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This adjustment is necessary to authorize a closure at midnight. Current regulations specify that the time of all openings and closures of fishing seasons other than the beginning and end of the calendar fishing year is noon, A.l.t. Without this inseason adjustment, this fishery would close prematurely, thereby incurring underharvest of the directed fishing allowance and economic loss.