{"abstract":"NMFS approves a temporary moratorium on the entry of additional vessels into the scallop fishery off Alaska. This action implements Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska (FMP) as recommended by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council). The purpose of Amendment 2 is to curtail increases in fishing capacity and provide stability for industry while the Council develops a long-term limited access system for this fishery. This action is necessary to promote the conservation and management objectives of the FMP.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/1997/04/11/97-9433.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"679","title":50}],"citation":"62 FR 17749","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective May 12, 1997 through June 30, 2000, except for Sec. 679.4(g)(1)(ii), which will become effective on July 1, 1997, through June 30, 2000; and the amendments to Secs. 679.2, 679.4(c)(10)(i), and 679.43 will become effective May 12, 1997.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 961203339-7063-02","I.D. 111896B"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"97-9433","effective_on":"1997-05-12","end_page":17753,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":null,"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/04/11/97-9433/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-scallop-fishery-off-alaska-scallop-vessel","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/97-9433?publication_date=1997-04-11","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-1997-04-11/97-9433/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":5,"page_views":{"count":22,"last_updated":"2026-08-25 08:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-04-11/pdf/97-9433.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"1997-04-11","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/1997/04/11/97-9433.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0648-AI88":{"issue":"199704","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0648-AI88/amendment-2-to-the-fishery-management-plan-for-the-scallop-fishery-off-alaska","title":"Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=199704&RIN=0648-AI88&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0648-AI88"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":17749,"subtype":null,"title":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Scallop Fishery Off Alaska; Scallop Vessel Moratorium","toc_doc":null,"toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Rule","volume":62}