Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Permit Requirements for Vessels, Processors, and Cooperatives Wishing to Participate in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery Under the American Fisheries Act
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · pollock · Published 2000-01-05 · Effective 1999-12-30 · 65 FR 380
Document
Document number
99-34065
Federal Register citation
65 FR 380
Type
Rule
Action
Emergency interim rule; request for comments.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Species
pollock
Publication date
2000-01-05
Effective date
1999-12-30
NOAA docket
Docket No. 991228352-9352-01
Abstract
NMFS issues an emergency interim rule to implement permit requirements for vessels, processors, and cooperatives wishing to participate in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) pollock fishery under the American Fisheries Act (AFA). This emergency interim rule is necessary to provide participants in the BSAI pollock fishery with the opportunity to apply for permits to participate in the BSAI pollock fishery prior to the scheduled start of the fishery on January 20, and to implement sideboard restrictions to protect other Alaska fisheries from negative impacts as a result of fishery cooperatives formed under the AFA.