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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 931100-4043; I.D. 070594B]

 

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 yellowfin sole by 
vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
Management Area (BSAI). This action is necessary because the first 
seasonal apportionment of the Pacific halibut bycatch mortality 
allowance specified for the trawl yellowfin sole fishery has been 
reached.

EFFECTIVE DATES: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), July 5, 1994, 
until 12 noon, A.l.t., August 3, 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.
    The 1994 Pacific halibut bycatch mortality allowance for the trawl 
yellowfin sole fishery, which is defined at 
Sec. 675.21(b)(1)(iii)(B)(1), is 592 metric tons (mt). The first 
seasonal apportionment of that allowance is 230 mt for the period 
January 20, 1994, through August 2, 1994 (59 FR 7656, February 16, 
1994).
    The Director of the Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined, in 
accordance with Sec. 675.21(c)(1)(iii), that the first seasonal 
apportionment of the Pacific halibut bycatch mortality allowance for 
the trawl yellowfin sole fishery has been reached. Therefore, NMFS is 
prohibiting directed fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels using trawl 
gear in the BSAI from 12 noon, A.l.t., July 5, 1994, until 12 noon, 
A.l.t., August 3, 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 50 CFR 675.21 and is exempt from OMB 
review under E.O. 12866.

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

    Dated: July 5, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-16635 Filed 7-5-94; 4:44 pm]
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