Temporary rule; adjustment of 2008 and 2009 Atlantic herring (herring) area total allowable catches (TACs).
Category
catch-limit
Species
herring
Publication date
2008-12-09
Effective date
2008-12-09
NOAA docket
Docket No. 061228342-7068-02
Abstract
NMFS restores 900 mt of unallocated research set-aside (RSA) to the 2008 and 2009 herring Area 2 TACs and 1,800 mt of unallocated RSA to the 2008 and 2009 herring Area 3 TACs. The adjustments are intended to reallocate herring RSA quota to the herring commercial fishery.