[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 112 (Monday, June 12, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 30792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14334]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 675
[Docket No. 950206040-5040-01; I.D. 060595A]
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Greenland
Turbot in the Bering Sea
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting retention of Greenland turbot in the
Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management
area (BSAI). NMFS is requiring that catches of Greenland turbot in
these areas 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 Bering
Sea subarea has been reached.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), June 7, 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 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.
In accordance with Sec. 675.20(a)(7)(ii), the TAC for Greenland
turbot in the Bering Sea subarea was established by the final 1995
harvest specifications of groundfish (60 FR 8478, February 14, 1995),
as 4,669 metric tons, as amended (60 FR 27488, May 24, 1995).
The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined, in accordance
with Sec. 675.20(a)(9), that the TAC for Greenland turbot in the Bering
Sea subarea has been reached. Therefore, NMFS is requiring that further
catches of Greenland turbot in the Bering Sea subarea be treated as
prohibited species in accordance with Sec. 675.20(c)(3), and is
prohibiting their retention.
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: June 6, 1995.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-14334 Filed 6-7-95; 3:06 pm]
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