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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 050694B]

 

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 Pacific cod by 
vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
Management Area (BSAI). This action is necessary because the 1994 
prohibited species bycatch mortality allowance of Pacific halibut 
specified for the trawl Pacific cod fishery in the BSAI has been 
reached.

EFFECTIVE DATES: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), May 7, 1994, 
until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew N. Smoker, Senior Inseason 
Manager, 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 (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.
    The 1994 Pacific halibut bycatch mortality allowance for the trawl 
Pacific cod fishery, which is defined at Sec. 675.21(b)(1)(iii)(E), is 
1,200 metric tons (59 FR 7656, February 16, 1994).
    The Director of the Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined, in 
accordance with Sec. 675.21(c)(1)(iv), that the Pacific halibut bycatch 
mortality allowance for the trawl Pacific cod fishery has been reached. 
Therefore, NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by 
vessels using trawl gear in the BSAI from 12 noon, A.l.t., May 7, 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. 675.21 and is exempt from OMB 
review under E.O. 12866.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 675

    Fisheries, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

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

    Dated: May 6, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-11398 Filed 5-6-94; 1:16 pm]
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