[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-2870]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 672

[Docket No. 931199-3299; I.D. 020394A]

 

Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska

agency: National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

action: Closure.

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summary: NMFS is closing the directed fishery for pollock in 
Statistical Area 61 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is 
necessary to prevent exceeding the interim specification for pollock in 
this area.

effective date: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), February 4, 1994, 
until superseded by the final 1994 specifications in the Federal 
Register.

for further information contact: Andrew N. Smoker, Resource Management 
Specialist, Fisheries Management Division, NMFS, (907) 586-7228.

supplementary information: The groundfish fishery in the GOA exclusive 
economic zone is managed by the Secretary of Commerce according to the 
Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA (FMP) prepared by the 
North Pacific Fishery Management Council under authority of the 
Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Fishing by U.S. 
vessels is governed by regulations implementing the FMP at 50 CFR parts 
620 and 672.
    The interim specification of pollock total allowable catch in 
Statistical Area 61 was established by interim specifications (58 FR 
60575, November 17, 1993) as 4,232 metric tons (mt), determined in 
accordance with Sec. 672.20(c)(1)(ii)(A).
    The Director of the Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional Director), has 
determined, in accordance with Sec. 672.20(c)(2)(ii), that the 1994 
interim specification of pollock in Statistical Area 61 soon will be 
reached. The Regional Director established a directed fishing allowance 
of 3,832 mt, and has set aside the remaining 400 mt as bycatch to 
support other anticipated groundfish fisheries. The Regional Director 
has determined that the directed fishing allowance has been reached. 
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in 
Statistical Area 61, effective from 12 noon, A.l.t., February 4, 1994, 
until superseded by the final 1994 specifications in the Federal 
Register.
    Directed fishing standards for applicable gear types may be found 
in the regulations at Sec. 672.20(g).

Classification

    This action is taken under 50 CFR 672.20.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 672

    Fisheries, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: February 3, 1994.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director of Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-2870 Filed 2-3-94; 2:43 pm]
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