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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 062094A]

 

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 Greenland turbot in 
the Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent 
exceeding the Greenland turbot total allowable catch (TAC) in that 
subarea.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), June 19, 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 (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 Greenland turbot TAC 
for the AI was established by the final 1994 specifications of 
groundfish (59 FR 7656, February 16, 1994) and subsequent apportionment 
of reserve (59 FR 21673, April 26, 1994) as 2,333 metric tons (mt). The 
directed fishery for Greenland turbot in the AI was prohibited under 
Sec. 675.20(a)(8), (59 FR 22762, May 3, 1994) to prevent exceeding the 
Greenland turbot TAC in that subarea. With consideration that 517 mt 
remained in the directed fishing allowance, the fishery was reopened on 
June 6,1994 (59 FR 29737).
    In accordance with Sec. 675.20(a)(8), the Director, Alaska Region, 
NMFS (Regional Director) has established a directed fishing allowance 
of 2,066 mt, with consideration that 267 mt will be taken as incidental 
catch in directed fishing for other species in the AI. The Regional 
Director has determined that the directed fishing allowance has been 
reached. Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for 
Greenland turbot in the AI, effective from 12 noon, A.l.t., June 19, 
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 20, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-15300 Filed 6-20-94; 3:28 pm]
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