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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 672

[Docket No. 931199-4042; I.D. 080294B]

 

Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska

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

ACTION: Prohibition of retention.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting retention of certain target species in the 
Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and is requiring that incidental catches of these 
species be treated in the same manner as prohibited species and 
discarded at sea with a minimum of injury. This action is necessary 
because the total allowable catches (TAC) of these species have been 
reached.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), August 3, 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 GOA exclusive 
economic zone is managed by the Secretary of Commerce according to the 
Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (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 672.
    The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined, in accordance 
with Sec. 672.20(c)(3), that the TACs specified for Atka mackerel, 
northern rockfish, and the shortraker/rougheye rockfish species group 
in the Western Regulatory Area and the shortraker/rougheye rockfish 
species group in the Eastern Regulatory Area have been reached. 
Therefore, NMFS is requiring that further catches of Atka mackerel, 
northern rockfish, and the shortraker/rougheye rockfish species group 
in the Western Regulatory Area and the shortraker/rougheye rockfish 
species group in the Eastern Regulatory Area be treated as prohibited 
species in accordance with Sec. 672.20(e), effective from 12 noon, 
A.l.t. August 3, 1994, until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 1994.

Classification

    This action is taken under 50 CFR 672.20 and is exempt from OMB 
review under E.O. 12866.

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

    Dated: August 3, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-19313 Filed 8-3-94; 4:54 pm]
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