Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Directed Fishing With Trawl Gear by American Fisheries Act Catcher Processors in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · Published 2009-04-14 · Effective 2009-04-07 · 74 FR 17111
Document
Document number
E9-8510
Federal Register citation
74 FR 17111
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2009-04-14
Effective date
2009-04-07
NOAA docket
Docket No. 0810141351-9087-02
Abstract
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing with trawl gear, other than pelagic trawl gear for walleye pollock, by American Fisheries Act (AFA) trawl catcher processors in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the sideboard limit of the 2009 bycatch allowance of red king crab in Zone 1 specified for AFA trawl catcher processors in the BSAI.