RULES: Atlantic highly migratory species—; Atlantic bluefin tuna,
Published: 2005-12-07
NMFS has determined that an Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota
transfer from the Atlantic tunas General category to the Reserve
category in the amount of 200 metric tons (mt), is warranted. This
action is being taken to account for any potential overharvests that
may occur in the Angling category during the 2005 fishing year (June 1,
2005 through
PROPOSED RULES: West Coast States and Western Pacific fisheries—; Pacific Coast groundfish,
Published: 2005-12-07
Amendment 19 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) has been developed by NMFS and the Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council) to comply with the Magnuson
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MagnusonStevens Act)
by amending the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
to describe and identify
NOTICES: Alaska; non-American Fisheries Act trawl catcher/processor sector catch-monitoring standards; workshop,
Published: 2005-12-07
NMFS will present a workshop on proposed catch-monitoring
standards for the nonAmerican Fisheries Act (AFA) trawl catcher/
processor sector. These standards are necessary to support proposed
groundfish and prohibited species allocations to these sectors that are
under consideration by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.