Fishery conservation and management: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone Prohibited species bycatch management; CFR correction,
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Federal Register: November 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 228)Rules and RegulationsPage 66587-66588From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska
CFR Correction
In Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 600 to End, revised as of October 1, 1998, Sec. 679.21 is corrected in paragraph (d)(3)(i) by revising ``Aftny'' to read ``After'' and reinstating the following text between the words ``After'' and ``weekly''.
Sec. 679.21 Prohibited species bycatch management.
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(d) * * *
(3) * * *
(i) Notification. After consultation with the Council, NMFS will publish notification in the Federal Register specifying the proposed halibut PSC limit for vessels using trawl gear.
(ii) Bycatch allowance. The halibut PSC limit specified for vessels using trawl gear may be further apportioned as bycatch allowances to the fishery categories listed in paragraph (d)(3)(iii) of this section, based on each category's proportional share of the anticipated halibut bycatch mortality during a fishing year and the need to optimize the amount of total groundfish harvest under the halibut PSC limit. The sum of all bycatch allowances will equal the halibut PSC limit established under this paragraph (d).
(iii) Trawl fishery categories. For purposes of apportioning the trawl halibut PSC limit among fisheries, the following fishery categories are specified and defined in terms of round-weight equivalents of these GOA groundfish species for which a TAC has been specified under Sec. 679.20:
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(A) Shallow-water species fishery. Fishing with trawl gear during any weekly reporting period that results in a retained aggregate catch of pollock, Pacific cod, shallow-water flatfish, flathead sole, Atka mackerel, and ``other species'' that is greater than the retained aggregate amount of other GOA groundfish species or species group.
(B) Deep-water species fishery. Fishing with trawl gear during any * * * .
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