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PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific cod,
Published: 2007-02-07
NMFS issues a proposed rule that would implement Amendment 85
to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP) and that would implement recent
changes to the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
(MagnusonStevens Act). If approved, Amendment 85 would modify the
current
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Gulf of Alaska pollock,
Published: 2007-03-30
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in
Statistical Area 620 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the B season allowance of the 2007 total
allowable catch (TAC) of pollock for Statistical Area 620 of the GOA.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific ocean perch,
Published: 2007-07-16
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch
in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action
is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2007 total allowable catch (TAC)
of Pacific ocean perch in the West Yakutat District of the GOA.
RULES: Shallow-water species,
Published: 2007-09-11
NMFS is opening directed fishing for 12 hours for shallow-
water species by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA).
This action is necessary to allow the shallowwater species fishery in
the GOA to resume.
PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific halibut and red king crab,
Published: 2007-11-30
NMFS proposes to repeal regulations providing for a groundfish
vessel incentive program (VIP) that was designed to reduce the rate at
which Pacific halibut and red king crab are taken as incidental catch
in Alaska groundfish trawl fisheries. The VIP has not performed as
intended because of the cost associated with enforcement, the
relatively small
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Rock sole, flathead sole, and other flatfish,
Published: 2007-02-22
NMFS is closing directed fishing for the rock sole, flathead
sole, and ``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 first seasonal
allowance of the 2007 halibut bycatch allowance specified for the trawl
rock sole,
PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish,
Published: 2007-04-30
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has
submitted Amendment 80 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP) to NMFS for
review. If approved, Amendment 80 would allocate several Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands (BSAI) nonpollock trawl groundfish species among
trawl
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific Ocean perch and pelagic shelf rockfish,
Published: 2007-08-06
NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch and
pelagic shelf rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area in the Gulf of
Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to fully use the 2007 total
allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific ocean perch and pelagic shelf rockfish
in the Western Regulatory Area in the GOA.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands pacific cod,
Published: 2007-10-05
NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher
vessels using pot 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 using pot gear in the BSAI.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pollock,
Published: 2007-03-13
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 allowance of the 2007 total
allowable catch (TAC) of pollock for Statistical Area 630 of the GOA.
RULES: Yellowfin sole,
Published: 2007-06-13
NMFS is closing directed fishing for yellowfin sole by
vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding
the third seasonal allowance of the 2007 halibut bycatch allowance
specified for the trawl yellowfin sole fishery category in the BSAI.
Part IV: Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Published: 2007-09-04
NMFS issues a final rule to implement Amendment 85 to the
Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Management Area (FMP) as partially approved by NMFS, and to
implement recent changes to the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (MagnusonStevens Act). This final rule modifies the
current
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pollock,
Published: 2007-10-11
NMFS is prohibiting 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 closure
also does not apply to fishing by vessels participating in the
cooperative fishery
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Non-community development quota pollock,
Published: 2007-02-09
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for non-Community
Development Quota (CDQ) pollock with trawl gear in the Chinook Salmon
Savings Areas of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area
(BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2007 limit of
chinook salmon caught by vessels using trawl gear while directed
fishing for nonCDQ
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pacific cod,
Published: 2007-04-03
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by
catcher vessels less than 60 ft (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 prevent exceeding
the 2007 Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to catcher
vessels less
RULES: Pacific ocean perch and Rougheye rockfish,
Published: 2007-07-16
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch
in a specified area of the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary
to limit incidental catch of rougheye rockfish and prevent overfishing
of rougheye rockfish in the BSAI.
RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Pollock,
Published: 2007-09-18
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 C season allowance of the 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) of
pollock specified for Statistical Area 630 of the GOA.
PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone—; Groundfish,
Published: 2007-12-06
NMFS proposes 2008 and 2009 harvest specifications, reserves
and apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC)
for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is
necessary to establish harvest limits for groundfish during the 2008
and 2009 fishing years and to accomplish the goals and objectives of
the
