[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 12, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-16852]
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[Federal Register: July 12, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 301
[Docket No. 931235-4107; I.D. 062994C]
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: June 21, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Pennoyer, 907-586-7221; Gary
Smith, 206-526-6140; or Donald McCaughran, 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 (59 FR 22522, May 2, 1994). 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. 6
June Alaska Commercial Fishery
The IPHC estimates the following catches for the June 6 through 7
fishing period in Alaskan waters. The Area 2C catch includes the catch,
to date, from the Annette Islands Reserve halibut fishery. If fishing
period limits are needed in any of Areas 2C, 3A, or 3B, they will be
announced at a later date.
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Catch (millions of lb/ Catch limit (millions Remaining catch limit
Area mt) of lb/mt) (millions of lb/mt)
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2C................................... 5.0/2,270 11.0/4,990 6.0/2,720
3A................................... 17.8/8,070 26.0/11,790 8.2/3,720
3B................................... 1.9/860 4.0/1,810 2.1/950
4A................................... 0.13/60 1.8/820 1.67/760
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Total.......................... 24.83/11,260 42.8/19,410 17.97/8,150
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Canadian Commercial Fishery
Canadian halibut landings from Area 2B total 5.8 million lb (2,630
mt) through June 20, leaving 4.2 million lb (1910 mt) of the catch
limit to be caught. The fishery will continue until all individual
vessel quotas have been filled, or November 15, whichever is earlier.
August Fishing Periods in Areas 4A, 4B, and 4D
The IPHC has determined that fishing period limits will not be
needed during the August 15 opening in Areas 4A, 4B, and 4D. The
duration of the fishing period in each area is as follows:
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Area 4A Area 4B Area 4D
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Fishing period................................ 8/15................ 8/15-8/19........... 8/15-8/16.
Duration...................................... 12 hours............ 96 hours............ 30 hours.
Opening (ADT*)................................ 8:00 a.m............ 12 Noon............. 9:00 a.m.
Closing (ADT*)................................ 8:00 p.m............ 12 Noon............. 3:00 p.m.
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*Alaska Daylight Time
The fishing periods are designed to provide maximum fishing time
without exceeding the catch limit in each area. In the event that the
catch limit in one or more of the three areas is not attained, and
sufficient poundage remains to permit further fishing, the next
scheduled fishing period is August 30.
Dated: July 6, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-16852 Filed 7-11-94; 8:45 am]
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