Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel in the Central Aleutian District and Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
endangered-species · north pacific · mackerel · Published 1999-03-04 · Effective 1999-03-01 · 64 FR 10398
Document
Document number
99-5283
Federal Register citation
64 FR 10398
Type
Rule
Action
A closure and an opening.
Category
endangered-species
Region
north pacific
Species
mackerel
Publication date
1999-03-04
Effective date
1999-03-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 981021264-9016-02
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 1999 interim harvest specification of Atka mackerel. NMFS is also opening fishing with trawl gear in Steller sea lion critical habitat in the Central Aleutian District for species for which directed fisheries are open.