[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-28945]
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[Federal Register: November 25, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 675
[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 111894A]
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is closing the directed fishery for yellowfin sole by
operators of vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent
exceeding the 1994 Pacific halibut bycatch mortality allowance
specified for the trawl yellowfin sole fishery.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), November 19, 1994,
until 12 noon, A.l.t., December 31, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew N. Smoker, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive
economic zone is managed by NMFS according to the Fishery Management
Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
(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.
The 1994 Pacific halibut bycatch mortality allowance for the trawl
yellowfin sole fishery, which is defined at
Sec. 675.21(b)(1)(iii)(B)(1), was established as 592 metric tons by the
final 1994 initial specifications of groundfish (59 FR 7656, February
16, 1994). The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined, in
accordance with Sec. 675.21(c)(1)(iii), that the 1994 Pacific halibut
bycatch mortality allowance for the trawl yellowfin sole fishery has
been reached. Therefore, NMFS is closing directed fishing for yellowfin
sole by operators of vessels using trawl gear in the BSAI from 12 noon,
A.l.t., November 19, 1994, until 12 noon, A.l.t., December 31, 1994.
Directed fishing standards for applicable gear types may be found
in the regulations at Sec. 675.20(h).
Classification
This action is taken under 50 CFR 675.21 and is exempt from review
under E.O. 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 18, 1994.
Fred Bilik,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-28945 Filed 11-18-94; 3:56 pm]
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