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RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Gulf of Alaska groundfish,
Published: 2004-06-22
NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) of collectionofinformation requirements contained in
regulations implementing Amendment 66 to the Fishery Management Plan
for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP). This action provides
authority to implement certain reporting requirements necessary to
implement the Individual
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Chiniak Gully Research Area; trawl closure rescinded,
Published: 2004-09-16
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 September
8, 2004.
PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish; correction,
Published: 2004-12-22
This document corrects a proposed rule to implement 2005 and
2006 harvest specifications and prohibited species catch (PSC)
allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands management area (BSAI). This document corrects errors in Table
8 to the proposed specifications.
PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Demersal shelf rockfish,
Published: 2004-01-21
NMFS issues a proposed rule that would require full retention
of demersal shelf rockfish (DSR) by certain vessels fishing in the
Southeast Outside District (SEO) of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This
proposed rule would require that the operator of a federallypermitted
catcher vessel using hookandline or jig gear in the SEO must retain
and land all
RULES: Pacific cod,
Published: 2004-03-31
NMFS is reopening directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/
processor vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to utilize the
remaining amount of the A season allocation of the 2004 Pacific cod
total allowable catch (TAC) specified for catcher/processor vessels
using trawl
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Deep-water species,
Published: 2004-07-28
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 2004 halibut bycatch allowance specified for the
deepwater species fishery in the GOA has been reached.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Atka mackerel,
Published: 2004-10-06
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the
Western 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 Atka mackerel in this area.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific cod,
Published: 2004-02-19
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by
catcher vessels 60 feet (18.3 meters) length overall (LOA) and longer
using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area
(BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2004 interim
total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod allocated to these vessels
using pot
RULES: Port of landing codes,
Published: 2004-04-30
NMFS issues this final rule to revise port codes (Tables 14a
and 14b) used in data collection for the Federal groundfish fisheries
in the EEZ off the coast of Alaska and the Pacific halibut Individual
Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program. This action removes unnecessary or
potentially conflicting regulations. This action is necessary to
facilitate
RULES: Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands rock sole,
Published: 2004-08-17
NMFS is prohibiting retention of rock sole in the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). NMFS is requiring that
catch of rock sole 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) of
rock sole in
PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program,
Published: 2004-11-26
NMFS proposes to revise regulations governing the Western
Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. These regulatory
amendments would simplify the processes for making quota transfers, for
authorizing vessels as eligible to participate in the CDQ fisheries,
and for obtaining approval of alternative fishing plans. This proposed
action is
RULES: Pollock,
Published: 2004-03-12
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 B season pollock total allowable
catch (TAC) for Statistical Area 630 of the GOA.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific Ocean perch,
Published: 2004-07-13
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch
in the Eastern 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.
RULES: Pollock,
Published: 2004-09-16
NMFS is opening directed fishing for pollock in Statistical
Area 630 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 630.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Ecconomic Zone—; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish,
Published: 2004-12-23
NMFS issues 2005 interim total allowable catch (TAC) amounts
for each category of groundfish, Community Development Quota (CDQ)
reserve amounts, American Fisheries Act (AFA) pollock allocations and
sideboard limits, and prohibited species catch (PSC) allowances and
prohibited species quota (PSQ) reserves for the groundfish fisheries of
the Bering
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Atka mackerel,
Published: 2004-01-21
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel with gears
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other than jig in the Eastern Aleutian District (Statistical Area 541)
and the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding
the interim 2004 total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish,
Published: 2004-04-06
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for rock sole in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the 2004 total allowable catch (TAC) of
rock sole in the BSAI.
RULES: Northern rockfish,
Published: 2004-07-28
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for northern rockfish in
the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the 2004 total allowable catch (TAC) of
northern rockfish in this area.
RULES: Gulf of Alaska groundfish,
Published: 2004-10-06
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish by vessels
using hookandline gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), except for
demersal shelf rockfish in the Southeast Outside District or sablefish.
This action is necessary because the 2004 bycatch mortality allowance
of Pacific halibut apportioned to hookandline gear targeting
groundfish other
RULES: Pollock,
Published: 2004-02-19
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
PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Fish meal, fish oil, and bone meal,
Published: 2004-05-05
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
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Atka mackerel,
Published: 2004-08-18
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
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific cod,
Published: 2004-12-01
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.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific cod,
Published: 2004-03-17
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
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific Ocean perch,
Published: 2004-07-14
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.
