NMFS Proposes to Open Cape Sarichef Research Restriction Area for Groundfish Fisheries in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing to open the Cape Sarichef Research Restriction Area in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area to directed fishing for groundfish using trawl, pot, and hook-and-line gear from March 15, 2006, through March 31, 2006, in order to relieve an unnecessary restriction on groundfish fisheries and optimize fishery resources, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.