Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Feet (18.3 Meters) Length Overall Using Hook-and-Line or Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · cod · Published 2006-08-04 · Effective 2006-08-15 · 71 FR 44229
Document
Document number
E6-12648
Federal Register citation
71 FR 44229
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; modification of a closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
cod
Publication date
2006-08-04
Effective date
2006-08-15
NOAA docket
Docket No. 060216045-6045-01
Abstract
NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI to harvest their Pacific cod allocation.