[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 19864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9862]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 950206040-5040-01; I.D. 041795A]


Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Pacific 
Ocean Perch in the Aleutian Islands Subarea

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 Pacific ocean perch 
(POP) in the Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) of the Bering Sea and 
Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to 
prevent exceeding the POP total allowable catch (TAC) in the AI.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), April 
17, 1995, until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew N. Smoker, 907-586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive 
economic zone is managed by NMFS according to the Fishery Management 
Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands Area 
(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 POP TAC for the AI was 
established by the final groundfish specifications (60 FR 8479, 
February 14, 1995) as 8,925 metric tons (mt).
    The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional Director), has 
determined, in accordance with Sec. 675.20(a)(8), that the POP TAC in 
the AI soon will be reached. Therefore, the Regional Director has 
established a directed fishing allowance of 6,925 mt, with 
consideration that 2,000 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 POP in the AI.
    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 review 
under E.O. 12866.

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

    Dated: April 17, 1985.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-9862 Filed 4-17-95; 4:53 pm]
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