# Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish by Vessels Using Non-pelagic Trawl Gear in the Red King Crab Savings Subarea
> **Rule** · Modification of a closure. · Published 1999-02-05 · Effective 1999-02-01 · 64 FR 5720
## Document
- **Document number:** 99-2691
- **Category:** other
- **Species:** crab
- **Federal Register citation:** 64 FR 5720
- **Publication date:** 1999-02-05
- **Effective date:** 1999-02-01
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 981222313-8320-02
## Abstract

NMFS is opening directed fishing for groundfish with non- pelagic trawl gear in the red king crab savings subarea (RKCSS) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to utilize the amount of the interim 1999 red king crab bycatch limit specified for the RKCSS.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/02/05/99-2691/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-groundfish-by-vessels-using-non-pelagic-trawl)
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