[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 28, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18258-18262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: C1-2023-04877]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 230306-0065]
RTID 0648-XC365


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea 
and Aleutian Islands; Final 2023 and 2024 Harvest Specifications for 
Groundfish

Correction

    In rule document 2023-04877 beginning on page 14926 in the issue of 
Friday, March 10, 2023, make the following corrections:
    1. Table 1, beginning on page 14928, should appear as follows:

Table 1--Final 2023 Overfishing Level (OFL), Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC), Total Allowable Catch (TAC), Initial TAC (ITAC), CDQ Reserve Allocation,
                                                and Non-Specified Reserves of Groundfish in the BSAI \1\
                                                              [Amounts are in metric tons]
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                   Species                                 Area                                                                            Nonspecified
                                                                                  OFL         ABC         TAC      ITAC \2\     CDQ \3\      reserves
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Pollock \4\.................................  BS............................   3,381,000   1,910,000   1,300,000   1,170,000     130,000  ..............
                                              AI............................      52,383      43,413      19,000      17,100       1,900  ..............
                                              Bogoslof......................     115,146      86,360         300         300  ..........  ..............
Pacific cod \5\.............................  BS............................     172,495     144,834     127,409     113,776      13,633  ..............
                                              AI............................      18,416      13,812       8,425       7,524         901  ..............
Sablefish \6\...............................  Alaska-wide...................      47,390      40,502         n/a         n/a         n/a  ..............
                                              BS............................         n/a       8,417       7,996       6,597       1,099             300
                                              AI............................         n/a       8,884       8,440       6,858       1,424             158
Yellowfin sole..............................  BSAI..........................     404,882     378,499     230,000     205,390      24,610  ..............
Greenland turbot............................  BSAI..........................       4,645       3,960       3,960       3,366         n/a  ..............
                                              BS............................         n/a       3,338       3,338       2,837         357             144
                                              AI............................         n/a         622         622         529  ..........              93
Arrowtooth flounder.........................  BSAI..........................      98,787      83,852      15,000      12,750       1,605             645
Kamchatka flounder..........................  BSAI..........................       8,946       7,579       7,579       6,442  ..........           1,137
Rock sole \7\...............................  BSAI..........................     166,034     121,719      66,000      58,938       7,062  ..............
Flathead sole \8\...........................  BSAI..........................      79,256      65,344      35,500      31,702       3,799  ..............
Alaska plaice...............................  BSAI..........................      40,823      33,946      17,500      14,875  ..........           2,625
Other flatfish \9\..........................  BSAI..........................      22,919      17,189       4,500       3,825  ..........             675
Pacific ocean perch.........................  BSAI..........................      50,133      42,038      37,703      33,157         n/a  ..............
                                              BS............................         n/a      11,903      11,903      10,118  ..........           1,785
                                              EAI...........................         n/a       8,152       8,152       7,280         872  ..............
                                              CAI...........................         n/a       5,648       5,648       5,044         604  ..............
                                              WAI...........................         n/a      16,335      12,000      10,716       1,284  ..............
Northern rockfish...........................  BSAI..........................      22,776      18,687      11,000       9,350  ..........           1,650
Blackspotted/Rougheye rockfish \10\.........  BSAI..........................         703         525         525         446  ..........              79
                                              BS/EAI........................         n/a         359         359         305  ..........              54
                                              CAI/WAI.......................         n/a         166         166         141  ..........              25
Shortraker rockfish.........................  BSAI..........................         706         530         530         451  ..........              80
Other rockfish \11\.........................  BSAI..........................       1,680       1,260       1,260       1,071  ..........             189
                                              BS............................         n/a         880         880         748  ..........             132
                                              AI............................         n/a         380         380         323  ..........              57
Atka mackerel...............................  BSAI..........................     118,787      98,588      69,282      61,869       7,413  ..............
                                              BS/EAI........................         n/a      43,281      27,260      24,343       2,917  ..............
                                              CAI...........................         n/a      17,351      17,351      15,494       1,857  ..............
                                              WAI...........................         n/a      37,956      24,671      22,031       2,640  ..............
Skates......................................  BSAI..........................      46,220      38,605      27,441      23,325  ..........           4,116
Sharks......................................  BSAI..........................         689         450         250         213  ..........              38
Octopuses...................................  BSAI..........................       4,769       3,576         400         340  ..........              60
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    Total...................................  ..............................   4,859,585   3,155,268   2,000,000   1,789,662     196,564          13,773
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Note: Regulatory areas and districts are defined at Sec.   679.2 (BSAI=Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area, BS=Bering Sea subarea,
  AI=Aleutian Islands subarea, EAI=Eastern Aleutian district, CAI=Central Aleutian district, WAI=Western Aleutian district).
\1\ These amounts apply to the entire BSAI management area unless otherwise specified. With the exception of pollock, and for the purpose of these
  harvest specifications, the Bering Sea subarea (BS) includes the Bogoslof District.

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\2\ Except for pollock, the portion of the sablefish TAC allocated to fixed gear, and Amendment 80 species (Atka mackerel, yellowfin sole, rock sole,
  flathead sole, Pacific cod, and Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch), 15 percent of each TAC is placed into a non-specified reserve (Sec.
  679.20(b)(1)(i)). The ITAC for these species is the remainder of the TAC after the subtraction of these reserves. For pollock and Amendment 80
  species, ITAC is the non-CDQ allocation of TAC (see footnotes 3 and 4).
\3\ For the Amendment 80 species (Atka mackerel, flathead sole, rock sole, yellowfin sole, Pacific cod, and Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch), 10.7
  percent of the TAC is reserved for use by CDQ participants (see Sec.  Sec.   679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C)). 20 percent of the sablefish TAC allocated to fixed
  gear, 7.5 percent of the sablefish TAC allocated to trawl gear, and 10.7 percent of the TACs for Bering Sea Greenland turbot and arrowtooth flounder
  are reserved for use by CDQ participants (see Sec.   679.20(b)(1)(ii)(B) and (D)). Aleutian Islands Greenland turbot, ``other flatfish,'' Alaska
  plaice, Bering Sea Pacific ocean perch, Kamchatka flounder, northern rockfish, shortraker rockfish, blackspotted/rougheye rockfish, ``other
  rockfish,'' skates, sharks, and octopuses are not allocated to the CDQ program.
\4\ Under Sec.   679.20(a)(5)(i)(A), the annual BS pollock TAC, after subtracting first for the CDQ directed fishing allowance (10 percent) and second
  for the incidental catch allowance (50,000 mt), is further allocated by sector for a pollock directed fishery as follows: inshore--50 percent; catcher/
  processor--40 percent; and motherships--10 percent. Under Sec.   679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(2), the annual AI pollock TAC, after subtracting first for the
  CDQ directed fishing allowance (10 percent) and second for the incidental catch allowance (2,500 mt), is allocated to the Aleut Corporation for a
  pollock directed fishery.
\5\ The BS Pacific cod TAC is set to account for the 12 percent, plus 45 mt, of the BS ABC for the State of Alaska's (State) guideline harvest level in
  State waters of the BS. The AI Pacific cod TAC is set to account for 39 percent of the AI ABC for the State guideline harvest level in State waters of
  the AI.
\6\ The sablefish OFL and ABC are Alaska-wide and include the Gulf of Alaska. The Alaska-wide sablefish OFL and ABC are included in the total OFL and
  ABC. The BS and AI sablefish TACs are set to account for the 5 percent of the BS and AI ABC for the State of Alaska's (State) guideline harvest level
  in State waters of the BS and AI.
\7\ ``Rock sole'' includes Lepidopsetta polyxystra (Northern rock sole) and Lepidopsetta bilineata (Southern rock sole).
\8\ ``Flathead sole'' includes Hippoglossoides elassodon (flathead sole) and Hippoglossoides robustus (Bering flounder).
\9\ ``Other flatfish'' includes all flatfish species, except for halibut (a prohibited species), Alaska plaice, arrowtooth flounder, flathead sole,
  Greenland turbot, Kamchatka flounder, rock sole, and yellowfin sole.
\10\ ``Blackspotted/Rougheye rockfish'' includes Sebastes melanostictus (blackspotted) and Sebastes aleutianus (rougheye).
\11\ ``Other rockfish'' includes all Sebastes and Sebastolobus species except for dark rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, northern rockfish, blackspotted/
  rougheye rockfish, and shortraker rockfish.

    2. Table 2, beginning on page 14930, should appear as follows:

Table 2--Final 2024 Overfishing Level (OFL), Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC), Total Allowable Catch (TAC), Initial TAC (ITAC), CDQ Reserve Allocation,
                                                and Non-Specified Reserves of Groundfish in the BSAI \1\
                                                              [Amounts are in metric tons]
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                   Species                                 Area                                                                            Nonspecified
                                                                                  OFL         ABC         TAC      ITAC \2\     CDQ \3\      reserves
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Pollock \4\.................................  BS............................   4,639,000   2,275,000   1,302,000   1,171,800     130,200  ..............
                                              AI............................      52,043      43,092      19,000      17,100       1,900  ..............
                                              Bogoslof......................     115,146      86,360         300         300  ..........  ..............
Pacific cod \5\.............................  BS............................     166,814     140,159     123,295     110,102      13,193  ..............
                                              AI............................      18,416      13,812       8,425       7,524         901  ..............
Sablefish \6\...............................  Alaska-wide...................      48,561      41,539         n/a         n/a         n/a  ..............
                                              BS............................         n/a      10,185       9,676       4,112         363             363
                                              AI............................         n/a      10,308       9,793       2,081         184             184
Yellowfin sole..............................  BSAI..........................     495,155     462,890     230,656     205,976      24,680  ..............
Greenland turbot............................  BSAI..........................       3,947       3,364       3,364       2,859         n/a  ..............
                                              BS............................         n/a       2,836       2,836       2,411         303             122
                                              AI............................         n/a         528         528         449  ..........              79
Arrowtooth flounder.........................  BSAI..........................     103,070      87,511      15,000      12,750       1,605             645
Kamchatka flounder..........................  BSAI..........................       8,776       7,435       7,435       6,320  ..........           1,115
Rock sole \7\...............................  BSAI..........................     196,011     119,969      66,000      58,938       7,062  ..............
Flathead sole \8\...........................  BSAI..........................      81,167      66,927      35,500      31,702       3,799  ..............
Alaska plaice...............................  BSAI..........................      43,328      36,021      18,000      15,300  ..........           2,700
Other flatfish \9\..........................  BSAI..........................      22,919      17,189       4,500       3,825  ..........             675
Pacific ocean perch.........................  BSAI..........................      49,279      41,322      38,264      33,667         n/a  ..............
                                              BS............................         n/a      11,700      11,700       9,945  ..........           1,755
                                              EAI...........................         n/a       8,013       8,013       7,156         857  ..............
                                              CAI...........................         n/a       5,551       5,551       4,957         594  ..............
                                              WAI...........................         n/a      16,058      13,000      11,609       1,391  ..............
Northern rockfish...........................  BSAI..........................      22,105      18,135      11,000       9,350  ..........           1,650
Blackspotted/Rougheye rockfish \10\.........  BSAI..........................         763         570         570         485  ..........              86
                                              BS/EAI........................         n/a         388         388         330  ..........              58
                                              CAI/WAI.......................         n/a         182         182         155  ..........              27
Shortraker rockfish.........................  BSAI..........................         706         530         530         451  ..........              80
Other rockfish \11\.........................  BSAI..........................       1,680       1,260       1,260       1,071  ..........             189
                                              BS............................         n/a         880         880         748  ..........             132
                                              AI............................         n/a         380         380         323  ..........              57
Atka mackerel...............................  BSAI..........................     101,188      86,464      66,855      59,702       7,153  ..............
                                              EAI/BS........................         n/a      37,958      30,000      26,790       3,210  ..............
                                              CAI...........................         n/a      15,218      15,218      13,590       1,628  ..............
                                              WAI...........................         n/a      33,288      21,637      19,322       2,315  ..............
Skates......................................  BSAI..........................      44,168      36,837      27,927      23,738  ..........           4,189
Sharks......................................  BSAI..........................         689         450         250         213  ..........              38

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Octopuses...................................  BSAI..........................       4,769       3,576         400         340  ..........              60
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    Total...................................                                   6,219,700   3,590,412   2,000,000   1,779,703     194,185          13,928
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Note: Regulatory areas and districts are defined at Sec.   679.2 (BSAI=Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area, BS=Bering Sea subarea,
  AI=Aleutian Islands subarea, EAI=Eastern Aleutian district, CAI=Central Aleutian district, WAI=Western Aleutian district).
\1\ These amounts apply to the entire BSAI management area unless otherwise specified. With the exception of pollock, and for the purpose of these
  harvest specifications, the Bering Sea subarea (BS) includes the Bogoslof District.
\2\ Except for pollock, the portion of the sablefish TAC allocated to fixed gear, and Amendment 80 species (Atka mackerel, flathead sole, rock sole,
  yellowfin sole, Pacific cod, and Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch), 15 percent of each TAC is put into a non-specified reserve (Sec.
  679.20(b)(1)(i)). The ITAC for these species is the remainder of the TAC after the subtraction of these reserves. For pollock and Amendment 80
  species, ITAC is the non-CDQ allocation of TAC (see footnotes 3 and 4).
\3\ For the Amendment 80 species (Atka mackerel, flathead sole, rock sole, yellowfin sole, Pacific cod, and Aleutian Islands Pacific ocean perch), 10.7
  percent of the TAC is reserved for use by CDQ participants (see Sec.  Sec.   679.20(b)(1)(ii)(C)). 20 percent of the sablefish TAC allocated to fixed
  gear, 7.5 percent of the sablefish TAC allocated to trawl gear, and 10.7 percent of the TACs for Bering Sea Greenland turbot and arrowtooth flounder
  are reserved for use by CDQ participants (see Sec.   679.20(b)(1)(ii)(B) and (D)). The 2024 fixed gear portion of the sablefish ITAC and CDQ reserve
  will not be specified until the final 2024 and 2025 harvest specifications. Aleutian Islands Greenland turbot, ``other flatfish,'' Alaska plaice,
  Bering Sea Pacific ocean perch, Kamchatka flounder, northern rockfish, shortraker rockfish, blackspotted/rougheye rockfish, ``other rockfish,''
  skates, sharks, and octopuses are not allocated to the CDQ program.
\4\ Under Sec.   679.20(a)(5)(i)(A), the annual BS pollock TAC, after subtracting first for the CDQ directed fishing allowance (10 percent) and second
  for the incidental catch allowance (50,000 mt), is further allocated by sector for a pollock directed fishery as follows: inshore--50 percent; catcher/
  processor--40 percent; and motherships--10 percent. Under Sec.   679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(2), the annual AI pollock TAC, after subtracting first for the
  CDQ directed fishing allowance (10 percent) and second for the incidental catch allowance (2,500 mt), is allocated to the Aleut Corporation for a
  pollock directed fishery.
\5\ The BS Pacific cod TAC is set to account for the 12 percent, plus 45 mt, of the BS ABC for the State of Alaska's (State) guideline harvest level in
  State waters of the BS. The AI Pacific cod TAC is set to account for 39 percent of the AI ABC for the State guideline harvest level in State waters of
  the AI.
\6\ The sablefish OFL and ABC are Alaska-wide and include the Gulf of Alaska. The Alaska-wide sablefish OFL and ABC are included in the total OFL and
  ABC. The BS and AI sablefish TACs are set to account for the 5 percent of the BS and AI ABC for the State of Alaska's (State) guideline harvest level
  in State waters of the BS and AI.
\7\ ``Rock sole'' includes Lepidopsetta polyxystra (Northern rock sole) and Lepidopsetta bilineata (Southern rock sole).
\8\ ``Flathead sole'' includes Hippoglossoides elassodon (flathead sole) and Hippoglossoides robustus (Bering flounder).
\9\ ``Other flatfish'' includes all flatfish species, except for halibut (a prohibited species), Alaska plaice, arrowtooth flounder, flathead sole,
  Greenland turbot, Kamchatka flounder, rock sole, and yellowfin sole.
\10\ ``Blackspotted/Rougheye rockfish'' includes Sebastes melanostictus (blackspotted) and Sebastes aleutianus (rougheye).
\11\ ``Other rockfish'' includes all Sebastes and Sebastolobus species except for dark rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, northern rockfish, blackspotted/
  rougheye rockfish, and shortraker rockfish.

    3. Table 8, appearing on page 14937, should appear as follows:

           Table 8--Final 2023 Sector Allocations and Seasonal Allowances of the BSAI Pacific Cod TAC
                                          [Amounts are in metric tons]
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                                                                                  2023 seasonal apportionment
                Sector                  Percent    2023 share   2023 share of ----------------------------------
                                                    of total    sector total            Season            Amount
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BS TAC...............................        n/a      127,409             n/a  n/a.....................      n/a
BS CDQ...............................        n/a       13,633             n/a  see Sec.                      n/a
                                                                                679.20(a)(7)(i)(B).
BS non-CDQ TAC.......................        n/a      113,776             n/a  n/a.....................      n/a
AI TAC...............................        n/a        8,425             n/a  n/a.....................      n/a
AI CDQ...............................        n/a          901             n/a  see Sec.                      n/a
                                                                                679.20(a)(7)(i)(B).
AI non-CDQ TAC.......................        n/a        7,524             n/a  n/a.....................      n/a
Area 543 Western Aleutian Island             n/a        2,233             n/a  n/a.....................      n/a
 Limit.
Total BSAI non-CDQ TAC \1\...........        100      121,300             n/a  n/a.....................      n/a
Total hook-and-line/pot gear.........       60.8       73,750             n/a  n/a.....................      n/a
Hook-and-line/pot ICA \2\............        n/a          500             n/a  see Sec.                      n/a
                                                                                679.20(a)(7)(ii)(B).
Hook-and-line/pot sub-total..........        n/a       73,250             n/a  n/a.....................      n/a
Hook-and-line catcher/processor......       48.7          n/a          58,672  Jan 1-Jun 10............   29,923
                                                                               Jun 10-Dec 31...........   28,750
Hook-and-line catcher vessel                 0.2          n/a             241  Jan 1-Jun 10............      123
 [gteqt]60 ft LOA.
                                                                               Jun 10-Dec 31...........      118
Pot catcher/processor................        1.5          n/a           1,807  Jan 1-Jun 10............      922
                                                                               Sept 1-Dec 31...........      886
Pot catcher vessel [gteqt]60 ft LOA..        8.4          n/a          10,120  Jan 1-Jun 10............    5,161
                                                                               Sept 1-Dec 31...........    4,959
Catcher vessel <60 ft LOA using hook-        2.0          n/a           2,410  n/a.....................      n/a
 and-line or pot gear.

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Trawl catcher vessel.................       22.1       26,807             n/a  Jan 20-Apr 1............   19,837
                                                                               Apr 1-Jun 10............    2,949
                                                                               Jun 10-Nov 1............    4,021
AFA trawl catcher/processor..........        2.3        2,790             n/a  Jan 20-Apr 1............    2,092
                                                                               Apr 1-Jun 10............      697
                                                                               Jun 10-Nov 1............  .......
Amendment 80.........................       13.4       16,254             n/a  Jan 20-Apr 1............   12,191
                                                                               Apr 1-Jun 10............    4,064
                                                                               Jun 10-Dec 31...........  .......
Jig..................................        1.4        1,698             n/a  Jan 1-Apr 30............    1,019
                                                                               Apr 30-Aug 31...........      340
                                                                               Aug 31-Dec 31...........      340
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Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
\1\ The sector allocations and seasonal allowances for BSAI Pacific cod TAC are based on the sum of the BS and
  AI Pacific cod TACs, after the subtraction of the reserves for the CDQ program. If the TAC for Pacific cod in
  either the AI or BS is or will be reached, then directed fishing for non-CDQ Pacific cod in that subarea will
  be prohibited, even if a BSAI allowance remains (Sec.   679.20(d)(1)(iii)).
\2\ The ICA for the hook-and-line and pot sectors will be deducted from the aggregate portion of Pacific cod TAC
  allocated to the hook-and-line and pot sectors. The Regional Administrator approves an ICA of 500 mt for 2023
  based on anticipated incidental catch by these sectors in other fisheries.

    4. Table 9, beginning on page 14937, should appear as follows:

           Table 9--Final 2024 Sector Allocations and Seasonal Allowances of the BSAI Pacific Cod TAC
                                          [Amounts are in metric tons]
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                                                                                  2024 seasonal apportionment
                Sector                  Percent    2024 share   2024 share of ----------------------------------
                                                     total      sector total            Season           Amount
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BS TAC...............................        n/a      123,295             n/a  n/a....................       n/a
BS CDQ...............................        n/a       13,193             n/a  see Sec.                      n/a
                                                                                679.20(a)(7)(i)(B).
BS non-CDQ TAC.......................        n/a      110,102             n/a  n/a....................       n/a
AI TAC...............................        n/a        8,425             n/a  n/a....................       n/a
AI CDQ...............................        n/a          901             n/a  see Sec.                      n/a
                                                                                679.20(a)(7)(i)(B).
AI non-CDQ TAC.......................        n/a        7,524             n/a  n/a....................       n/a
Area 543 Western Aleutian Island             n/a        2,233             n/a  n/a....................       n/a
 Limit.
Total BSAI non-CDQ TAC \1\...........        n/a      117,626             n/a  n/a....................       n/a
Total hook-and-line/pot gear.........       60.8       71,517             n/a  n/a....................       n/a
Hook-and-line/pot ICA \2\............        n/a          500             n/a  see Sec.                      n/a
                                                                                679.20(a)(7)(ii)(B).
Hook-and-line/pot sub-total..........        n/a       71,017             n/a  n/a....................       n/a
Hook-and-line catcher/processor......       48.7          n/a          56,883  Jan 1-Jun 10...........    29,011
                                                                               Jun 10-Dec 31..........    27,873
Hook-and-line catcher vessel                 0.2          n/a             234  Jan 1-Jun 10...........       119
 [gteqt]60 ft LOA.
                                                                               Jun 10-Dec 31..........       114
Pot catcher/processor................        1.5          n/a           1,752  Jan 1-Jun 10...........       894
                                                                               Sept 1-Dec 31..........       859
Pot catcher vessel [gteqt]60 ft LOA..        8.4          n/a           9,812  Jan 1-Jun 10...........     5,004
                                                                               Sept 1-Dec 31..........     4,808
Catcher vessel <60 ft LOA using hook-        2.0          n/a           2,336  n/a....................       n/a
 and-line or pot gear.
Trawl catcher vessel.................       22.1       25,995             n/a  Jan 20-Apr 1...........    19,237
                                                                               Apr 1-Jun 10...........     2,859
                                                                               Jun 10-Nov 1...........     3,899
AFA trawl catcher/processor..........        2.3        2,705             n/a  Jan 20-Apr 1...........     2,029
                                                                               Apr 1-Jun 10...........       676
                                                                               Jun 10-Nov 1...........  ........
Amendment 80.........................       13.4       15,762             n/a  Jan 20-Apr 1...........    11,821
                                                                               Apr 1-Jun 10...........     3,940
                                                                               Jun 10-Dec 31..........  ........
Jig..................................        1.4        1,647             n/a  Jan 1-Apr 30...........       988
                                                                               Apr 30-Aug 31..........       329
                                                                               Aug 31-Dec 31..........       329
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Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
\1\ The sector allocations and seasonal allowances for BSAI Pacific cod TAC are based on the sum of the BS and
  AI Pacific cod TACs, after the subtraction of the reserves for the CDQ program. If the TAC for Pacific cod in
  either the AI or BS is or will be reached, then directed fishing for non-CDQ Pacific cod in that subarea will
  be prohibited, even if a BSAI allowance remains (Sec.   679.20(d)(1)(iii)).

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\2\ The ICA for the hook-and-line and pot sectors will be deducted from the aggregate portion of Pacific cod TAC
  allocated to the hook-and-line and pot sectors. The Regional Administrator approves an ICA of 500 mt for 2024
  based on anticipated incidental catch by these sectors in other fisheries.

[FR Doc. C1-2023-04877 Filed 3-27-23; 8:45 am]
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