Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Greenland Turbot in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · Published 2008-08-07 · Effective 2008-08-01 · 73 FR 45884
Document
Document number
E8-18068
Federal Register citation
73 FR 45884
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2008-08-07
Effective date
2008-08-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 071106673-8011-02
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Greenland turbot in the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2008 Greenland turbot total allowable catch (TAC) in the Bering Sea subarea of the BSAI.