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[FR Doc No: 94-16636]
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[Federal Register: July 8, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 675
[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 070594A]
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 species in the rock
sole/other flatfish'' fishery category by vessels using
trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area
(BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the annual
bycatch allowance of Pacific halibut apportioned to the trawl rock
sole/other flatfish'' fishery category in the BSAI.
EFFECTIVE DATES: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), July 5, 1994,
until 12 noon, 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 (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 annual bycatch allowance of Pacific halibut for the BSAI trawl
rock sole/other flatfish'' fishery category, which is
defined at Sec. 675.21(b)(1)(iii)(B)(2), was established as 688 metric
tons (mt) by the final 1994 initial specifications (59 FR 7656,
February 16, 1994).
The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined, in accordance
with Sec. 675.21(c)(1)(iii), that the annual bycatch allowance of
Pacific halibut apportioned to the trawl rock sole/other
flatfish'' fishery in the BSAI has been caught. Therefore, NMFS is
prohibiting directed fishing for species in the rock sole/
other flatfish'' fishery category by vessels using trawl
gear in the BSAI from 12 noon, A.l.t., July 5, 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 OMB
review under E.O. 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 5, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
Natrional Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-16636 Filed 7-5-94; 4:44 pm]
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