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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 060194B]

 

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 prohibiting retention of sablefish by persons using 
trawl gear in the Bering Sea subarea (BS) of the Bering Sea and 
Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management area. NMFS is requiring that catches 
of sablefish by these persons in the BS be treated in the same manner 
as prohibited species and discarded at sea with a minimum of injury. 
This action is necessary because the share of the sablefish total 
allowable catch (TAC) assigned to trawl gear in the BS has been 
reached.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), June 1, 1994, 
until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Sloan, 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. 675.24(c)(1)(i), the share of the sablefish 
TAC assigned to trawl gear in the BS was established by the final 1994 
initial specifications of groundfish (59 FR 7656, February 16, 1994) as 
230 metric tons.
    The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined, in accordance 
with Sec. 675.24(d)(2), that the share of the sablefish TAC assigned to 
trawl gear in the BS has been reached. Therefore, NMFS is requiring 
that further catches of sablefish by persons using trawl gear in the BS 
be treated as prohibited species in accordance with Sec. 675.20(c)(3), 
effective from 12 noon, A.l.t., June 1, 1994, until 12 midnight, 
A.l.t., December 31, 1994.

Classification

    This action is taken under Sec. 675.24 and is exempt from OMB 
review under E.O. 12866.

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

    Dated: June 1, 1994.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-13725 Filed 6-1-94; 4:16 pm]
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