# Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish Managed Under the Individual Fishing Quota Program
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; opening. · Published 2024-03-15 · Effective 2024-03-15 · 89 FR 18832
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-05680
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Species:** sablefish
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 18832
- **Publication date:** 2024-03-15
- **Effective date:** 2024-03-15
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 240227-0061 and 240304-0068
## Abstract

NMFS is opening directed fishing for sablefish with fixed gear managed under the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program and the Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. The season will open 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 15, 2024, and will close 1200 hours, A.l.t., December 7, 2024. This period is the same as the 2024 commercial halibut fishery opening dates adopted by the International Pacific Halibut Commission, except the hours are not the same. The IFQ and CDQ halibut season dates are the same as specified by a separate publication in the Federal Register of annual management measures, which should be referenced for the halibut specific open and closure times.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/15/2024-05680/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-sablefish-managed-under-the-individual-fishing)
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