[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 185 (Monday, September 26, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-23279]
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[Federal Register: September 26, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 675
[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 092194A]
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 prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by vessels
catching pollock for processing by the offshore component in the Bering
Sea subarea (BS) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area
(BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the allowance of
the total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock for the offshore component
in the BS.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time, (A.l.t.), September 24,
1994, until 12 midnight, 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 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 allowance of pollock TAC for vessels catching pollock for
processing by the offshore component in the BS was established by the
final 1994 initial groundfish specifications (59 FR 7656, February 16,
1994) and a subsequent reserve apportionment (59 FR 21673, April 26,
1994) as 799,662 metric tons (mt).
The Director of the Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional Director),
determined, in accordance with Sec. 675.20(a)(8), that the allowance of
pollock TAC for the offshore component in the BS soon will be reached.
Therefore, the Regional Director established a directed fishing
allowance of 789,662 mt after determining that 10,000 mt will be taken
as incidental catch in directed fishing for other species in the BS.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by
operators of vessels catching pollock for processing by the offshore
component in the BS effective from 12 noon, A.l.t., September 24, 1994,
until 12 midnight, 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 Sec. 675.20 and is exempt from OMB
review under E.O. 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 21, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-23279 Filed 9-21-94; 12:53 pm]
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