1 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pollock,
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock for Statistical Area 610 in the GOA.
2 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Gulf of Alaska groundfish;
On March 5, 2007, NMFS published a final rule implementing 2007 and 2008 final harvest specifications, reserves and apportionments thereof, Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limits, and associated management measures for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). Table 10 of that document identifies the apportionment of
3 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Gulf of Alaska
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for species that comprise the shallowwater species fishery by catcher processors subject to sideboard limits established under the Central Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Rockfish Program in the GOA. This action is necessary because the 2007 Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) sideboard limit specified for the
4 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Atka mackerel,
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel with gears other than jig in the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea subarea in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2007 Atka mackerel total allowable catch (TAC) with gears other than jig in the Eastern
5 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Bering Sea and Aleutian
NMFS issues a final rule to correct regulations implementing essential fish habitat (EFH) provisions for Alaska fisheries. This final rule clarifies that portions of EFH management areas in the vicinity of the Aleutian Islands are located in State of Alaska (State) waters. This rule also applies EFH vessel monitoring system (VMS) and closure
6 RULES: Pollock,
NMFS is reopening directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for 48 hours. This action is necessary to fully use the A season allowance of the 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock specified for Statistical Area 630 of the GOA.
7 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Berring Sea and Aleutian
NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using pot or hookandline gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod specified for catcher vessels less than
8 RULES: Pacific ocean perch,
NMFS is prohibiting retention of Pacific ocean perch in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). NMFS is requiring that Pacific ocean perch 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 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific
9 RULES: Shallow-water species; opening to vessels using trawl gear in Gulf of Alaska,
NMFS is opening directed fishing for species that comprise the shallowwater species fishery by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for 48 hours, effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time, September 21, 2007.
10 RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific halibut and
NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) of collectionofinformation requirements implementing the
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for the fixedgear commercial Pacific
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halibut fishery and sablefish fishery. OMB assigned OMB Control Number
06480569 to the collection of information contained in these