[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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