1 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; North Pacific Groundfish
This document corrects the final rule that was published in the Federal Register on December 6, 2002, which extended the applicability date of the existing regulations for the interim North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program.
2 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pollock,
NMFS is reopening directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for 24 hours. This action is necessary to fully use the B season allowance of the total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock specified for Statistical Area 610.
3 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific Ocean perch,
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the
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Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the 2003 total allowable catch (TAC) of
Pacific ocean perch in this area.
4 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exlcusive Economic Zone—; Rock sole and yellowfish
NMFS issues regulatory changes to implement the partial approval of Amendment 75 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (FMP). As partially approved, this amendment eliminates all reference to the requirements for 100percent retention and utilization of rock sole and yellowfin sole in
5 PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Bering Sea and Aleutian
NMFS proposes to apportion amounts of the reserve to certain target species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to account for previous harvest of the total allowable catch (TAC). It is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the fishery management plan for the BSAI.
6 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pollock,
NMFS issues a final rule to implement Amendment 69 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutians Area (FMP). This final rule will allow an American Fisheries Act (AFA) inshore cooperative to contract with a nonmember vessel to harvest a portion of the cooperative's pollock allocation. The North Pacific
7 PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Rock sole and yellowfin
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 75 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (FMP). This amendment would delay the effective date of requirements for 100 percent retention and utilization of rock sole and yellowfin sole from January 1, 2003,
8 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Rock sole, flathead sole,
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 2003 halibut bycatch allowance specified for the trawl rock sole/flathead sole/ ``other
9 RULES: Pacific cod,
NMFS is closing directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2003 halibut bycatch allowance specified for the trawl Pacific cod fishery category in the BSAI.
10 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific cod,
NMFS is rescinding a previous action reallocating Pacific cod and is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from vessels using trawl and jig gear to catcher/processor vessels using hookandline gear and vessels using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area ( BSAI). These actions are necessary to allow the
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