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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 060694B]

 

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 directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the 
Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
Management Area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding 
the total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel specified for this 
District.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew N. Smoker, 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 Central Aleutian District was established by the final 1994 initial 
specifications of groundfish for the BSAI (59 FR 7656, February 16, 
1994) as 37,846 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 specified for the Central Aleutian District soon will be 
reached. Therefore, the Regional Director has established a directed 
fishing allowance of 37,346 mt after determining that 500 mt will be 
taken as incidental catch in directed fishing for other species in the 
Central Aleutian District. The Regional Director has determined that 
the directed fishing allowance has been reached. Consequently, NMFS is 
prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Central Aleutian 
District, effective from 12 noon, A.l.t., June 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. 675.20 and is exempt from OMB 
review under E.O. 12866.

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

    Dated: June 6, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-14098 Filed 6-6-94; 4:09 pm]
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