[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30199-30200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13954]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 672
[Docket No. 950206041-5041-01; I.D.053095C]
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Pollock in Area 63
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in
Statistical Area 63 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the second quarterly allowance for
pollock in this area.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), June 5, 1995,
until 12 noon, A.l.t., July 1, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Smoker, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The groundfish fishery in the GOA exclusive
economic zone is managed by NMFS according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (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
672.
The second quarterly allowance of pollock total allowable catch in
Statistical Area 63 was established by the final 1995 harvest
specifications of groundfish (60 FR 8470, February 14, 1995) as 4,078
metric tons (mt), determined in accordance with
Sec. 672.20(c)(1)(ii)(A).
The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional Director), has
determined, in accordance with Sec. 672.20(c)(2)(ii), that the 1995
second quarterly allowance of pollock in Statistical Area 63 soon will
be reached. Therefore, the Regional Director has established a directed
fishing allowance of 3,670 mt after determining that 408 mt will be
taken as incidental catch in directed fishing for other species in
Statistical Area 63 in the GOA. Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting
directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 63.
Directed fishing standards for applicable gear types may be found
in the regulations at Sec. 672.20(g).
Classification
This action is taken under 50 CFR 672.20 and is exempt from review
under E.O. 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
[[Page 30200]] Dated: June 2, 1995.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-13954 Filed 6-2-95; 3:04 pm]
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