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RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Shallow-water species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska,
Published: 2001-05-24
NMFS is opening directed fishing for species that comprise the
shallowwater species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf
of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to fully use the second
seasonal apportionment of the 2001 halibut bycatch allowance specified
for the trawl shallowwater species fishery in the GOA.
Part II: See Coast Guard; See Federal Aviation Administration; See Internal Revenue Service; Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Published: 2001-12-17
NMFS proposes regulations to implement Amendment 61 to the
Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Area, Amendment 61 to the Fishery Management Plan
for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, Amendment 13 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner
Crab, and
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific cod,
Published: 2001-10-05
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific
cod from vessels using trawl and jig gear to vessels using hookand
line or pot gear in the BSAI. These actions are necessary to allow the
2001 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod to be harvested.
PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; King and tanner crab,
Published: 2001-11-30
NMFS is reopening the scoping and comment period for the
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Fishery Management Plan for
Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) King and Tanner Crabs (FMP).
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pollock,
Published: 2001-03-19
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in
Statistical Area 630 outside the Shelikof Strait conservation area in
the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding
the B season allowance of the pollock total allowable catch (TAC) for
Statistical Area 630 outside the Shelikof Strait conservation area.
RULES: Gulf of Alaska groundfish,
Published: 2001-09-05
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish by vessels
using hookandline gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for
sablefish or demersal shelf rockfish in the Southeast Outside District.
This action is necessary because the Pacific halibut prohibited species
catch (PSC) limit specified for hookandline gear targeting groundfish
other
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report; reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Published: 2001-08-20
NMFS issues a final rule to amend portions of the regulations
implementing the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for
groundfish fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone to require
groundfish motherships and catcher/processors to submit annually to the
State of Alaska, Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G), a Commercial
Operator's Annual Report
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Economic Exclusive Zone—; Gulf of Alaska groundfish,
Published: 2001-03-01
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish by vessels
using hookandline gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for
sablefish or demersal shelf rockfish. This action is necessary because
the first seasonal bycatch mortality allowance of Pacific halibut
apportioned to hookandline gear targeting groundfish other than
sablefish or demersal
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific cod,
Published: 2001-05-01
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by
vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the offshore component
in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action
is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season amount of the Pacific
cod total allowable catch (TAC) apportioned to vessels catching Pacific
cod for
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report; reporting and recordkeeping requirements; correction,
Published: 2001-11-01
This document contains corrections to the final rule for the
Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR) that was published in
the Federal Register on August 20, 2001.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; American Fisheries Act; emergency revisions,
Published: 2001-07-10
On January 22, 2001, NMFS published an emergency interim rule,
effective January 18, 2001, through July 17, 2001, which supersedes and
revises certain provisions of the American Fisheries Act (AFA). On May
15, 2001, NMFS published a correction to the emergency interim rule.
This action extends this emergency interim rule, as corrected for an
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific cod,
Published: 2001-05-22
NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels
catching Pacific cod for processing by the offshore component in the
Western Regulatory Area in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is
necessary to fully use the 2001 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific
cod in the Western Regulatory Area.
PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Salmon,
Published: 2001-10-05
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has
submitted for Secretarial review Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management
Plan for the Salmon Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone off the
Coast of Alaska (Salmon FMP). This amendment is necessary to revise the
overfishing definitions for the salmon fishery authorized under the
Salmon
PROPOSED RULES: Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish, etc.,
Published: 2001-11-27
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has
submitted Amendment 61 to the Fishery Management Plan for the
Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area,
Amendment 61 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf
of Alaska, Amendment 13 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pollock,
Published: 2001-03-19
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in West Yakutat
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District of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to
prevent exceeding the pollock total allowable catch (TAC) specified for
the West Yakutat District in the GOA.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Gulf of Alaska groundfish,
Published: 2001-08-30
NMFS is rescinding the trawl closure in the Chiniak Gully
Research Area. This action is necessary to allow vessels using trawl
gear to participate in directed fishing for groundfish in the Chiniak
Gully Research Area after the completion of NMFS research on August 31,
2001.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Shallow water species; prohibition of vessels using trawl gear in Gulf of Alaska; correction,
Published: 2001-08-16
This document corrects the seasonal apportionment and
effective date of the closure for the shallowwater species fishery by
vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), which was
published in the Federal Register on August 8, 2001. This action is
necessary because the fourth seasonal apportionment was inadvertently
closed instead of the
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Deep-water species,
Published: 2001-05-31
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 2001 Pacific halibut bycatch allowance specified
for the deepwater species fishery in the GOA has been caught.
RULES: Yellowfin sole,
Published: 2001-05-01
NMFS is closing directed fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels
using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area
(BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the second
seasonal apportionment of the 2001 Pacific halibut bycatch allowance
specified for the trawl yellowfin sole fishery category.
RULES: Yellowfin sole,
Published: 2001-11-01
NMFS is closing directed fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels
using trawl gear in Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 (Zone 1) of the Bering
Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the 2001 bycatch allowance of red king
crab specified for the trawl yellowfin sole fishery category in Zone 1.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific Ocean perch,
Published: 2001-07-09
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch
in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This is
action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2001 total allowable catch
(TAC) of Pacific ocean perch in this area.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Scallop; correction,
Published: 2001-03-08
This document corrects regulatory text in the final rule that
implements a license limitation program for the scallop fishery, which
was published in the Federal Register on December 14, 2000.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Sharpchin and northern rockfish,
Published: 2001-10-04
NMFS closes directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Aleutian
Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area
(BSAI) by vessels using trawl gear not fishing for a Community
Development Quota (CDQ). This action is necessary to prevent
overfishing of the sharpchin/northern rockfish species group.
PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska groundfish,
Published: 2001-11-27
NMFS announces its intent to revise the Alaska Groundfish Fisheries
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draft Programmatic SEIS. After reviewing more than 21,000 comment
letters received on the draft Programmatic SEIS, NMFS has determined
that revisions to the draft Programmatic SEIS are appropriate and
necessary. NMFS has also determined that these revisions will
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska groundfish; Steller sea lion protection measures; correction,
Published: 2001-03-20
This document corrects the emergency interim rule
implementing Steller sea lion protection measures and announcing final
2001 harvest specifications and associated management measures for the
groundfish fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
management area and the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). The emergency interim
rule was published in
