Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska: Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels

Federal Register: March 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 51)

Rules and Regulations

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

DOCID:fr18mr09-18

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 679

Docket No. 0810141351-9087-02

RIN 0648-XN75

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 ft (18.3 m) Length Overall Using Hook- and-Line or Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management

Area

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 ft (