Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Interim 1997 Harvest Specifications

Resumo

NMFS issues interim 1997 total allowable catch (TAC) amounts for each category of groundfish and specifications for prohibited species bycatch allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). NMFS is closing certain fisheries as specified in the interim 1997 groundfish specifications. The intended effect is to conserve and manage the groundfish resources in the GOA.