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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 301

[Docket No. 931235-4107; I.D. 060694F]

 

Pacific Halibut Fisheries

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

ACTION: Notice of inseason action.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, on behalf of 
the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC),publishes notice of 
this inseason action pursuant to IPHC regulations approved by the 
United States Government to govern the Pacific halibut fishery. This 
action is intended to enhance the conservation of Pacific halibut 
stocks in order to help sustain them at an adequate level in the 
northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 26, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Pennoyer, telephone 907-586-
7221; Gary Smith, telephone 206-526-6140; or Donald McCaughran, 
telephone 206-634-1838.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IPHC, under the Convention between the 
United States of America and Canada for the Preservation of the Halibut 
Fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea (signed at Ottawa, 
Ontario, on March 2, 1953), as amended by a Protocol Amending the 
Convention (signed at Washington, DC, on March 29, 1979), has issued 
this inseason action pursuant to IPHC regulations governing the Pacific 
halibut fishery. The regulations have been approved by the Secretary of 
State of the United States of America (58 FR 17791, April 6, 1993). On 
behalf of the IPHC, this inseason action is published in the Federal 
Register to provide additional notice of its effectiveness, and to 
inform persons subject to the inseason action of the restrictions and 
requirements established therein.

Inseason Action

1994 Halibut Landing Report No. 3

    North Washington Coast Sport Fishery to Close
    The north Washington coast (waters west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line 
and south to the Queets River) sport halibut harvest through May 22 is 
47,699 lb (21.6 mt). It is anticipated that the catch limit of 68,039 
lb (30.9 mt) for this area will be reached on May 28. Therefore, the 
sport halibut fishery in this area will close at 11:59 p.m. on May 28, 
and remain closed for the remainder of 1994.
    Anglers have landed an estimated 6,500 lb (3.0 mt) of Pacific 
halibut in Neah Bay, WA, that were caught in Canadian waters. Fishing 
remains open in Canadian waters with a two fish daily bag limit, no 
size restriction. Anglers desiring to fish in Canadian waters are 
strongly urged to contact Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans at 
(604) 666-0383/0583 for sport fishing information concerning licensing 
and the nautical description of closed areas.

    Dated: June 7, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-14299 Filed 6-10-94; 8:45 am]
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