[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 112 (Monday, June 12, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 30792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14334]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 675

[Docket No. 950206040-5040-01; I.D. 060595A]


Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Greenland 
Turbot in the Bering Sea

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

ACTION: Closure.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting retention of Greenland turbot in the 
Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management 
area (BSAI). NMFS is requiring that catches of Greenland turbot in 
these areas be treated in the same manner as prohibited species and 
discarded at sea with a minimum of injury. This action is necessary 
because the Greenland turbot total allowable catch (TAC) in the Bering 
Sea subarea has been reached.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), June 7, 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 and Aleutian Islands 
(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 TAC for Greenland 
turbot in the Bering Sea subarea was established by the final 1995 
harvest specifications of groundfish (60 FR 8478, February 14, 1995), 
as 4,669 metric tons, as amended (60 FR 27488, May 24, 1995).
    The Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, has determined, in accordance 
with Sec. 675.20(a)(9), that the TAC for Greenland turbot in the Bering 
Sea subarea has been reached. Therefore, NMFS is requiring that further 
catches of Greenland turbot in the Bering Sea subarea be treated as 
prohibited species in accordance with Sec. 675.20(c)(3), and is 
prohibiting their retention.

Classification

    This action is taken under 50 CFR 675.20 and is exempt from review 
under E.O. 12866.

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

    Dated: June 6, 1995.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-14334 Filed 6-7-95; 3:06 pm]
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