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1. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Closure of Critical Habitat Pursuant to a Court Order

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Critical habitat closure pursuant to court order,

NMFS issues interim regulations to close waters within critical habitat in the exclusive economic zone off Alaska west of 144 deg.W. long. to all commercial groundfish fishing with trawl gear. This action is necessary to comply with a United States District Court Order.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

2. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Extension of the Interim Groundfish Observer Program through

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program; extension,

NMFS issues a final rule to extend through 2002 the regulations implementing the Interim North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (Interim Observer Program), which otherwise would expire December 31, 2000. This action is necessary to ensure uninterrupted observer coverage through December 31, 2002. The intention is to advance the management
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

3. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pollock,

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the C season allowance of the pollock total allowable catch (TAC) for Statistical Area 630 of the GOA.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

4. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Sablefish,

NMFS is prohibiting retention of sablefish by vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). NMFS is requiring that catch of sablefish by vessels using trawl gear in this area be treated in the same manner as prohibited species and discarded at sea
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with a minimum of injury. This action is
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

5. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific cod,

NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) Pacific cod from trawl catcher/processors and vessels using jig gear to vessels using hook andline or pot gear.
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These actions are necessary to allow the 2000 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod to be harvested.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

6. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Deep-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Gulf of Alaska deep-water species,

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the deepwater species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the second seasonal apportionment of the 2000 Pacific halibut bycatch allowance specified for the deepwater species fishery in the GOA has been caught.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

7. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska;Emergency Interim Rules to Implement Major Provisions of the

RULES: Pollock; correction,

This document corrects Table 1 of the extension of expiration dates for the emergency interim rules to implement major provisions of the American Fisheries Act, which in part revises 2000 final harvest specifications.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

8. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Prohibited Species Donation Program

PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Prohibited species donation program,

NMFS is proposing to permanently extend the temporary regulations that establish and govern the voluntary Pacific halibut donation program. Under this program, Pacific halibut that is taken incidentally in groundfish trawl fisheries off Alaska may be donated for consumption by economically disadvantaged individuals rather than discarded, as
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

9. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Arrowtooth Flounder in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Arrowtooth flounder,

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for arrowtooth flounder in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2000 total allowable catch (TAC) of arrowtooth flounder in this area.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

10. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Removal of Groundfish Closure

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Groundfish fishing with trawl gear within Steller sea lions critical habitat; closure removed,

NMFS removes an existing closure to commercial groundfish fishing with trawl gear within critical habitat designated for Steller sea lions in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Alaska west of 144 deg. W. long. and closes this area to commercial fishing for Pacific cod through December 31, 2000. The removal of the existing closure is consistent
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

11. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Other Red Rockfish in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea

RULES: Red rockfish,

NMFS is prohibiting retention of other red rockfish in the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). NMFS is requiring that catch of other red rockfish in this area be treated in the same manner as prohibited species and discarded at sea with a minimum of injury. This action is necessary because the amount
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

12. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Rebuilding Overfished Fisheries

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands king and Tanner crab,

NMFS announces the approval of Amendment 11 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs (FMP). This amendment is necessary to implement a plan to rebuild the overfished stock of Bering Sea Tanner crab (Chionoecetes bairdi). This action is intended to ensure that conservation and management measures continue
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

13. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Amendment 58 to Revise the

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish; correction,

This document corrects regulatory text in the final rule that implements Amendment 58 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (FMP), which was published in the Federal Registeron October 12, 2000.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

14. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Deep-Water Species Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Deep-water species,

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the deepwater species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the third seasonal apportionment of the 2000 Pacific halibut bycatch allowance specified for the deepwater species fishery in the GOA has been caught.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program

PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program,

NMFS proposes regulations to implement Amendment 66 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (FMP) to remove the allocation of squid to the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. This proposed rule also would implement regulatory amendments under the American Fisheries
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

16. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska

RULES: Pacific cod,

NMFS is prohibiting retention of Pacific cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). NMFS is requiring that catch of Pacific cod in this area be treated in the same manner as prohibited species and discarded at sea with a minimum of injury. This action is necessary because the amount of the 2000 total allowable catch (TAC) of
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

17. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Prohibited Species Donation Program

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Prohibited species donation program,

NMFS issues a final rule that permanently extends the existing regulations that establish and govern the voluntary Pacific halibut donation program. Under this program, Pacific halibut that is taken incidentally in groundfish trawl fisheries off Alaska may be donated for consumption by economically disadvantaged individuals rather than discarded,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

18. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Species in the Rock sole/Flathead sole/``Other flatfish''

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Rock sole/flathead sole/other flatfish,

NMFS is closing directed fishing for species in the rock sole/ flathead 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 2000 Pacific halibut by catch allowance specified for the trawl rock sole/flathead sole/``other
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

19. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Emergency Interim Rules To Implement the American Fisheries Act;

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; American Fisheries Act; emergency implementation; correction,

This document contains a correction to the emergency interim rules implementing the American Fisheries Act (AFA) for the 2000 fishing year that was published in the Federal Register on June 23, 2000.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

20. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pollock,

NMFS is reallocating projected unused amounts of Bering Sea [[Page 62647]]
subarea (BS) pollock from the incidental catch allowance to the directed fisheries. This action is necessary to allow the 2000 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock to be harvested.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

21. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Halibut Bycatch Mortality Allowance in the Bering Sea and

PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Halibut,

NMFS proposes the reapportionment of the 2000 halibut bycatch mortality allowance specified for the Pacific cod hookandline fishery category to the other nontrawl fishery category in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the harvest of species constrained by the other nontrawl halibut bycatch
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

22. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Halibut Bycatch Mortality Allowance in the Bering Sea and

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Halibut,

NMFS issues this amendment to the final 2000 harvest specifications that reapportions the 2000 halibut bycatch mortality allowance specified for the Pacific cod hookandline fishery category to the other nontrawl fishery category in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the harvest of species
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

23. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Prohibited Species Catch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands,

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish; correction,

This document corrects Table 7 of the technical amendment to the final 2000 prohibited species catch (PSC) allowances specified for trawl groundfish fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI).
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

24. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock for Processing by the Inshore Component in the Bering

RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pollock,

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by ``open access'' vessels (i.e., those vessels that are not fishing in cooperatives), which are catching pollock for processing by the inshore component in the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the amount
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

25. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; License Limitation Program for the Scallop Fishery

RULES: Scallop,

NMFS issues regulations to implement Amendment 4 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska (FMP), which creates a license limitation program (LLP) for the scallop fishery). NMFS also announces the application period for this program. The scallop LLP will limit the number of participants and reduce fishing capacity in the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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