[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 218 (Monday, November 13, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56959-56960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27955]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 371
[I.D. 103195D]
Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Inseason orders.
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SUMMARY: NMFS publishes the inseason orders regulating fisheries in
U.S. waters that were issued by the Fraser River Panel (Panel) of the
Pacific Salmon Commission (Commission) and subsequently approved and
issued by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) during the 1995 sockeye
and pink salmon fisheries within the Fraser River Panel Area
(U.S.)(Panel Area). These orders established fishing times, areas, and
types of gear for U.S. treaty Indian and all-citizen fisheries during
the period the Commission exercised jurisdiction over these fisheries.
Due to the frequency with which inseason orders are issued, publication
of individual orders is impracticable. The 1995 orders are therefore
being published in this document as a composite of the year's inseason
orders.
DATES: Each of the following inseason orders was effective upon
announcement on telephone hotline numbers as specified at 50 CFR
371.21(b)(1).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William L. Robinson, 206-526-6140.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Treaty between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of Canada Concerning
Pacific Salmon was signed at Ottawa on January 28, 1985, and
subsequently was given effect in the United States by the Pacific
Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16 U.S.C. 3631-3644.
Under authority of the Act, Federal regulations at 50 CFR part 371
provide a framework for implementation of certain regulations of the
Commission and inseason orders of the Commission's Panel for sockeye
and pink salmon fisheries in the Panel Area that apply during the
period each year when the Commission exercises jurisdiction over these
fisheries.
The regulations close the Panel Area to sockeye and pink salmon
fishing unless opened by Panel regulations or by inseason orders of the
Secretary that give the effect of Panel orders, unless such orders are
determined not to be consistent with domestic legal obligations. During
the fishing season, the Secretary may issue orders that establish
fishing times and areas consistent with the annual Commission regime
and inseason orders of the Panel. Such orders must be consistent with
domestic legal obligations. The Secretary issues inseason orders
through his delegate, the Northwest Regional Director of NMFS. Official
notice of these inseason actions of the Secretary is provided by two
telephone hotline numbers described at 50 CFR 371.21(b)(1). Inseason
orders of the Secretary must be published in the Federal Register as
soon as practicable after they are issued. Due to the frequency with
which inseason orders are issued, publication of individual orders is
impractical. The 1995 orders are therefore being published in this
document as a composite of the year's inseason actions.
The following inseason orders were adopted by the Panel and issued
for U.S. fisheries by the Secretary during the 1995 fishing season. The
times listed are local times, and the areas designated are Puget Sound
Management and Catch Reporting Areas as defined in the Washington State
Administrative Code at Chapter 220-22.
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Order No. 1995-1: Issued 5:40 p.m., August 1, 1995
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5 and 6C: Open for drift gillnets from 12 p.m., August 2
to 12 p.m., August 5.
Areas 6, 7 and 7A: Open to net fishing from 6 p.m., August 2 to 9
p.m., August 3.
All-Citizen Fishery
Areas 7, 7A: Reefnets open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., August 2 and 3.
Order No. 1995-2: Issued 4:30 p.m., August 2, 1995
All-Citizen Fishery
Areas 7, 7A: Gillnets open 9 p.m., August 3 to 8 a.m., August 4.
Purse seines open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., August 4.
Order No. 1995-3: Issued 2 p.m., August 4, 1995
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5 and 6C: Drift gillnets open 12 p.m., August 6 to 12
p.m., August 9.
All-Citizen Fishery
Areas 4 and 3 north of 48 deg.00'15'' N. lat.: Commercial trolling
open 12:01 a.m., August 5 to 11:59 p.m., August 8.
Order No. 1995-4: Issued 2:30 p.m., August 9, 1995
All-Citizen Fishery
Areas 4 and 3 north of 48 deg.00'15'' N. lat.: Commercial trolling
open 12:01 a.m., August 12 to 11:59 p.m., August 15.
Order No. 1995-5: Issued 6:30 p.m., August 15, 1995
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Net fishing open 6 p.m., August 16 to 9 p.m.,
August 17.
All-Citizen Fishery
Areas 7, 7A: Gillnets open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., August 16. Purse
seines open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., August 18.
Areas 4 and 3 north of 48 deg.00'15'' N. lat.: Commercial trolling
open 12:01 a.m., August 19 to 11:59 p.m., August 22.
Order No. 1995-6: Issued at 3 p.m. August 18, 1995
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Drift gillnets open 12 p.m., August 21 to 12
p.m., August 23.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Net fishing open 5 a.m., August 21 to 9 a.m.,
August 22 southerly of a line from Iwersen's Dock on Point Roberts to
the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active Pass.
All-Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A southerly of a line from Iwersen's Dock on Point
Roberts to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active Pass:
Gillnets open 9 a.m., August 22 to 5 a.m., August 23.
Purse seines open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., August 23.
Reefnets open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., August 24.
Order No. 1995-7: Issued 11:30 a.m., August 21, 1995
Referred only to fishing in Canadian area Panel Waters.
Order No. 1995-8: Issued 4:45 p.m., August 22, 1995
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Drift gillnets open 12 p.m., August 23 to 12
p.m., August 26.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing 5 a.m., August 24 to 12
p.m., August 25 southerly of a line from Iwersen's Dock on Point
Roberts to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active Pass.
All-Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Reefnets open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., August 24, August
25, and August 26 southerly of a line from Iwersen's Dock on Point
Roberts to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active Pass with
non-retention of sockeye salmon.
Order No. 1995-9: Issued 3:10 p.m., August 25, 1995
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 6 and 7: Open to net fishing 5 a.m., August 28 to 9 a.m.,
August 29.
All-Citizen Fishery
Area 7: Reefnets open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., August 27, August 28,
August 29, and August 30 with the retention of pink salmon only.
Area 4 and 3 north of 48 deg.00'15'' N. lat.: Commercial trolling
open 12:01 a.m., August 26 to 11:59 p.m., August 29.
Order No. 1995-10: Issued 4:20 p.m., August 25, 1995
All-Citizen Fishery
Area 7: Gillnet open 9 p.m., August 31 to 9 a.m., September 1.
Purse seines open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., August 31.
Reefnets open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. August 30, August 31, September 1,
and September 2 with the retention of pink salmon only.
Order No. 1995-11: Issued 4 p.m., September 1, 1995
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Net fishing open 6 p.m., September 2 to 9 p.m.,
September 4 southerly and easterly of a line from the low water range
marker in Boundary Bay on the International Boundary, through the east
tip of Point Roberts, to the East Point Light on Saturna Island.
All-Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A southerly and easterly of a line from the low water
range marker in Boundary Bay on the International Boundary, through the
east tip of Point Roberts, to the East Point Light on Saturna Island:
Gillnets open 8 p.m., September 5 to 8 a.m., September 6, and 8 p.m.,
September 6 to 7 a.m., September 7.
Purse seines open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., September 5 and September 6.
Reefnets open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., September 3, September 4, September
5, September 6, and September 7 to the retention of pink salmon only.
Area 4 and 3 north of 48 deg.00'15'' N. lat.: Commercial trolling
open 12:01 a.m., September 2 to 11:59 p.m., September 4.
Order 1995-12: Issued 12:10 p.m., September 8, 1995
Referred only to fishing in Canadian area Panel Waters.
Order 1995-13: Issued at 11:10 a.m., September 15, 1995
Referred only to fishing in Canadian area Panel Waters.
Classification
This action is authorized by 50 CFR 371.21, and is exempt from
review under E.O. 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3636(b).
Dated: November 7, 1995.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-27955 Filed 11-9-95; 8:45 am]
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