United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2023_register executive 2023-11-23 article Part IV Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7957e15 D09002ee1c79580ca United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency NMFS issues this final rule to implement Amendment 123 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Management Area (BSAI FMP). This final rule amends the regulations governing limits on Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) (halibut) prohibited species catch (PSC) to link the halibut PSC limit for the Amendment 80 commercial groundfish trawl fleet in the BSAI groundfish fisheries to halibut abundance. This final rule is necessary to comply with the obligation in the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) that FMPs minimize bycatch to the extent practicable. It is also consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act's National Standards. This final rule is expected to minimize halibut mortality, and it may result in additional harvest opportunities in the commercial halibut fishery, as well as to the subsistence and recreational fisheries. This final rule is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson- Stevens Act, other applicable laws, and Amendment 123 to the BSAI FMP. 88 FR 82740 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-11-24/2023-25513 2023-25513 fr24no23-18 RIN 0648-BL42 3510-22-P Docket Number: 231114-0267 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-11-24/2023-25513 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-24/html/2023-25513.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-24/pdf/2023-25513.pdf Alaska Fisheries Halibut Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 32 p. 82740 82771 88 FR 82740 Title 50 Part 679 50 CFR Part 679 RIN 0648-BL42 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Halibut Abundance-Based Management of Amendment 80 Prohibited Species Catch Limit; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue RULE 2023-25513 IV DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2024-01-01 Docket Number: 231114-0267 3510-22-P 2023-25513 Final rule.

NMFS issues this final rule to implement Amendment 123 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Management Area (BSAI FMP). This final rule amends the regulations governing limits on Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) (halibut) prohibited species catch (PSC) to link the halibut PSC limit for the Amendment 80 commercial groundfish trawl fleet in the BSAI groundfish fisheries to halibut abundance. This final rule is necessary to comply with the obligation in the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) that FMPs minimize bycatch to the extent practicable. It is also consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act's National Standards. This final rule is expected to minimize halibut mortality, and it may result in additional harvest opportunities in the commercial halibut fishery, as well as to the subsistence and recreational fisheries. This final rule is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson- Stevens Act, other applicable laws, and Amendment 123 to the BSAI FMP.

This rule is effective January 1, 2024. Gretchen Harrington, 907-586-7228. Alaska Fisheries Halibut Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska: Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Halibut Abundance-Based Management of Amendment 80 Prohibited Species Catch Limit, https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/bycatch/default.htm https://iphc.int https://npfmc.org https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/consultations/alaska-fisheries-tribal-consultation-documents-and-workgroup https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/alaska https://www.regulations.gov Vol. 88, no. 225 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-11-24 continuing daily deposited born digital 559 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-11-24 P0b002ee1c269a462 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr24no23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-11-24 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-24/pdf/FR-2023-11-24.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-24/xml/FR-2023-11-24.xml fdlp 82225 82777 DGPO 2023-11-23 2024-05-28 FR-2023-11-24 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-11-24 88 225