1 RULES: Pollock,
NMFS issues an inseason adjustment opening directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for 12 hours effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), February 15, 2004, until 2400 hrs, A.l.t., February 15, 2004. This adjustment is necessary to allow the fishing industry opportunity to harvest the 2004 interim
2 PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Fish meal, fish oil, and
NMFS proposes to allow processors to use the offal from Pacific salmon (salmon) and Pacific halibut (halibut) intended for the Prohibited Species Donation (PSD) program for commercial products including fish meal, fish oil, and bone meal. This action is necessary to change current regulations which prohibit the sale of any parts of salmon or
3 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Atka mackerel,
NMFS issues a final rule that removes a harvest restriction on participants in the harvest limit area (HLA) Atka mackerel fishery in the Aleutian Islands subarea. The regulatory amendment allows participants assigned to an HLA fishery to harvest Atka mackerel outside of the HLA during the first HLA fishery in each of two seasons. This action
4 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific cod,
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from catcher vessels using pot gear to vessels using trawl gear and catcher processor vessels using hookandline gear in the BSAI. These actions are necessary to allow the 2004 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod to be harvested.
5 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific cod,
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/processor vessels using hookandline gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season apportionment of the 2004 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod allocated for catcher/processor vessels using hookandline
6 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific Ocean perch,
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2004 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean perch in this area.
7 RULES: Pollock,
NMFS is opening directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to fully use the 2004 C season total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock specified for Statistical Area 620.
8 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pollock,
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the first seasonal allowance of the pollock interim total allowable catch (TAC) for Statistical Area 610 of the GOA.
9 RULES: Pacific cod,
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by
catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding
the B season allocation of the 2004 total allowable catch (TAC) of
Pacific cod specified for catcher vessels using trawl gear in this area.
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10 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Bering Sea and Aleutian
NMFS is prohibiting retention of arrowtooth flounder in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). NMFS is requiring that catch of arrowtooth flounder 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 2004 total allowable catch (TAC)
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