Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · cod · Published 1999-11-19 · Effective 1999-11-16 · 64 FR 63259
Document
Document number
99-30228
Federal Register citation
64 FR 63259
Type
Rule
Action
Modification of a closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
cod
Publication date
1999-11-19
Effective date
1999-11-16
NOAA docket
Docket No. 990304063-9063-01
Abstract
NMFS is opening 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 fully utilize the 1999 halibut bycatch mortality allowance specified for the trawl Pacific cod fishery.