[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 11, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-25054]
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[Federal Register: October 11, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 675
[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 100594A]
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Prohibition of retention.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting retention of Greenland turbot in the
Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI). NMFS is requiring that catches of Greenland
turbot in the AI be treated in the same manner as prohibited species
and discarded at sea with a minimum of injury. This action is necessary
because the Greenland turbot total allowable catch (TAC) in the AI has
been reached.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 5, 1994,
until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Sloan, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive
economic zone is managed by the Secretary of Commerce according to the
Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI Area
(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council under
authority of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
Fishing by U.S. vessels is governed by regulations implementing the FMP
at 50 CFR parts 620 and 675.
In accordance with Sec. 675.20(a)(7)(ii), the Greenland turbot TAC
for the AI was established by the final 1994 initial specifications of
groundfish (59 FR 7656, February 16, 1994) and subsequent apportionment
of reserve (59 FR 21673, April 26, 1994) as 2,333 metric tons.
The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined in accordance
with Sec. 675.20(a)(9), that the Greenland turbot TAC in the AI subarea
has been reached. Therefore, NMFS is requiring that further catches of
Greenland turbot in the AI be treated as prohibited species in
accordance with Sec. 675.20(c)(3), effective from 12 noon, A.l.t.,
October 5, 1994, until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 1994.
Classification
This action is taken under 50 CFR 675.20 and is exempt from review
under E.O. 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 5, 1994.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-25054 Filed 10-5-94; 1:45 pm]
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