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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 93110-3300; I.D. 021494B]

 

Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Closure.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is closing the directed fishery for Atka mackerel in the 
Eastern Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) 
management area. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 
total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel in this area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), February 13, 1994, 
until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew N. Smoker, Resource Management 
Specialist, Fisheries Management Division, NMFS, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive 
economic zone is managed by the Secretary of Commerce according to the 
Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI Area 
(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 675.
    In accordance with Sec. 675.20(a)(7)(ii), the Atka mackerel TAC for 
the Eastern Aleutian District was established by the final 1994 initial 
specifications of groundfish for the BSAI (filed by the Office of 
Federal Register February 10, 1994) as 11,454 metric tons (mt).
    The Director of the Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional Director), has 
determined, in accordance with Sec. 675.20(a)(8), that the Atka 
mackerel TAC in the Eastern Aleutian District soon will be reached. 
Therefore, the Regional Director has established a directed fishing 
allowance of 11,054 mt after determining that 400 mt will be taken as 
incidental catch in directed fishing for other species in the Eastern 
Aleutian District. Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing 
for Atka mackerel in the Eastern Aleutian District, effective from 12 
noon A.l.t., February 13, 1994, until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 
1994.
    Directed fishing standards for applicable gear types may be found 
in the regulations at Sec. 675.20(h).

Classification

    This action is taken under Sec. 675.20.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 675

    Fisheries, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

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

    Dated: February 14, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-3695 Filed 2-14-94; 4:23 pm]
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