[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 213 (Friday, November 3, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55805-55806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27345]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 675
[Docket No. 950206040-5040-01; I.D. 103095E]
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Pacific
Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea Subarea
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting retention of Pacific ocean perch in the
Bering Sea
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subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI).
NMFS is requiring that catches of Pacific ocean perch in the Bering Sea
subarea be treated in the same manner as prohibited species and
discarded at sea with a minimum of injury. This action is necessary
because the Pacific ocean perch total allowable catch (TAC) in the BSAI
has been caught.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 31, 1995,
until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew N. Smoker, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive
economic zone is managed by the NMFS according to the Fishery
Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands 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 Pacific ocean perch
TAC for the Bering Sea subarea was established by the Final 1995
Harvest Specifications of Groundfish (60 FR 8479, February 14, 1995),
and increased by an apportionment from the reserve (60 FR 32278, June
21, 1995) to 1,850 metric tons (mt).
The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined, in accordance
with Sec. 675.20(a)(9), that the TAC for Pacific ocean perch in the
Bering Sea subarea has been reached. Therefore, NMFS is requiring that
further catches of Pacific ocean perch in the Bering Sea subarea be
treated as prohibited species in accordance with Sec. 675.20(c).
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 31, 1995.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-27345 Filed 10-31-95; 2:55 pm]
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