Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish, Crab, Salmon, and Scallop Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Gulf of Alaska, Essential Fish Habitat Rule Correction
vessel-monitoring · north pacific · crab · Published 2007-11-09 · Effective 2007-12-10 · 72 FR 63500
Document
Document number
E7-22050
Federal Register citation
72 FR 63500
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
vessel-monitoring
Region
north pacific
Species
crab
Publication date
2007-11-09
Effective date
2007-12-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 0612242862-7534-03
Abstract
NMFS issues a final rule to correct regulations implementing essential fish habitat (EFH) provisions for Alaska fisheries. This final rule clarifies that portions of EFH management areas in the vicinity of the Aleutian Islands are located in State of Alaska (State) waters. This rule also applies EFH vessel monitoring system (VMS) and closure requirements to federally permitted vessels operating in State waters adjacent to the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and Aleutian Islands subarea. This action is necessary to ensure that federally permitted vessels operating in State waters comply with EFH protection measures.