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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone; Authorizing Hook-and-Line Catcher/Processors To Use Longline Pot Gear in the Bering Sea Greenland Turbot Fishery

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on October 23, 2024. Comments closed on November 22, 2024.

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What the agency says

NMFS proposes regulations that would authorize hook-and-line catcher/processors (C/Ps) to use longline pot gear when directed fishing for Greenland turbot in the Bering Sea (BS) subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI). This proposed rule is necessary to improve efficiency, provide economic benefits for the hook-and-line C/P sector, and minimize potential fishery interactions with killer whales. This proposed rule would promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act), the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI FMP) and other applicable laws.

Key facts

Document number
2024-24544
Type
Proposed rule
Action
Proposed rule; request for comments
Agency
Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Published
October 23, 2024
Comments due
November 22, 2024
Dates
Submit comments on or before November 22, 2024.
Docket
Docket No. 241017-0274
Regulation ID (RIN)
0648-BM77
Code of Federal Regulations
50 CFR 679
Topics
Alaska; Fisheries; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
Pages
7

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