1 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Sablefish,
NMFS announces the opening directed fishing for sablefish with fixed gear managed under the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program. The season will open 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 18, 2002, and will close 1200 hrs, A.l.t., November 18, 2002. This period is the same as the 2002 IFQ and Community Development Quota season for Pacific
2 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; North Pacific Groundfish
NMFS issues a final rule to extend the applicability date of the existing regulations for the interim North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (Observer Program), which otherwise expire December 31, 2002, through 2007. This final rule also amends regulations governing the Observer Program. These changes clarify and improve observer certification
3 PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Electronic reporting
NMFS issues a proposed rule to amend regulations governing the North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (Observer program). This action is necessary to refine requirements for the facilitation of observer data transmission and improve support for observers. The proposed rule is intended to ensure continued timely transmission of highquality
4 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Individual Fishing Quota
NMFS issues a final rule to implement Amendment 54 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area, Amendment 54 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (Amendments 54/54), and an amendment to the Pacific halibut commercial fishery regulations for waters in and off Alaska. These
5 PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; North Pacific Groundfish
NMFS issues a proposed rule to amend regulations governing the North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (Observer Program). This action is necessary to refine observer coverage requirements and improve support for observers. The proposed rule is intended to ensure continued collection of high quality observer data to support the management
6 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Gulf of Alaska groundfish;
NMFS is closing directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for directed fishing for pollock by vessels using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. This action is necessary because the 2002 Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limit
7 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Groundfish; reporting and
Correction
In rule document 021875 beginning on page 4100 in the issue of Monday, January 28, 2002, make the following correction:
On page 4140, in the table, the second page of table 3 was
inadvertently left out. The missing page of table 3 is corrected to read as set forth below.
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8 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Atka mackerel,
NMFS is notifying operators of registered vessels of their platoon assignments for the Atka mackerel fishery in harvest limit areas (HLA) in Statistical Area (area) 542 and/or 543 of the Aleutian Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the harvest of the A season HLA limits
9 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Shallow-water species,
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the shallowwater species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for vessels fishing for pollock using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. This action is necessary because the fourth seasonal
10 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Bering Sea and Aleutian
NMFS is prohibiting fishing with trawl gear in the Chum Salmon Savings Area of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2002 limit of nonchinook salmon caught by vessels using trawl gear in the Catcher Vessel Operation Area (CVOA).
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