Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · cod · Published 1999-10-20 · Effective 1999-10-18 · 64 FR 56473
Document
Document number
99-27381
Federal Register citation
64 FR 56473
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
cod
Publication date
1999-10-20
Effective date
1999-10-18
NOAA docket
Docket No. 990304063-9063-01
Abstract
NMFS is closing directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 1999 halibut bycatch mortality allowance specified for the trawl Pacific cod fishery category.