Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Shallow- water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · Published 1999-04-06 · Effective 1999-04-01 · 64 FR 16654
Document
Document number
99-8430
Federal Register citation
64 FR 16654
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Publication date
1999-04-06
Effective date
1999-04-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 990304062-9062-01
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the shallow-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for vessels fishing for pollock using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. This action is necessary because the second seasonal apportionment of the 1999 halibut bycatch allowance specified for the trawl shallow-water species fishery in the GOA has been caught.