Fishery conservation and management: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone Gulf of Alaska groundfish; correction,
[Federal Register: March 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 47)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 041126332-5039-02; I.D. 112204C]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2005 and 2006 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
SUMMARY: This document corrects a February 24, 2005, final rule that implements 2005 and 2006 harvest specifications, reserves, and apportionments thereof, Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limits, and associated management measures for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). Specifically, this document corrects errors in Tables 12 and 13 to the final specifications.
DATES: Effective at 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), February 24, 2005, through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final Environmental Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis prepared for this action are available from Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, Attn: Lori Durall, or from the Alaska Region website at http://www.fakr.noaa.gov.
Copies of the final 2004 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation report for the groundfish resources of the GOA, dated November 2004, are available from the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, West 4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99510-2252, (907-271-2809) or from its website at http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Furuness, 907-586-7228, or e-mail at mary.furuness@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS published 2005 and 2006 harvest specifications, reserves, and apportionments thereof, Pacific halibut PSC limits, and associated management measures for the groundfish fishery of the GOA on February 24, 2005 (70 FR 8958). That rule lists sideboard limitations for non-exempt American Fisheries Act catcher vessels in the GOA. This document corrects the final rule by reflecting accurately all of the
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allocations and seasons for 2005 and 2006.
Correction
As published, final rule FR Doc. 05-3581, February 24, 2005 (70 FR 8958) contains errors and needs to be corrected. This action corrects Table 12 (70 FR 8972) and Table 13 (70 FR 8973) to change the dates for the pollock seasons. For the A Season, the dates are January 20 - March 10, and for the C Season, the dates are August 25 - October 1. The corrected Table 13 changes the species names for the second allocation for shortraker rockfish to rougheye rockfish and for the big and longnose skates allocation to longnose skates. Both tables are corrected and reprinted below for the convenience of all interested readers.
Table 12--Final 2005 GOA Non-Exempt American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel (CV) Groundfish Harvest Sideboard Limitations (Values are in metric tons)
Ratio of 1995-
2005 non- Apportionments and 1997 non-
exempt AFA Species allocations by exempt AFA CV 2005 TAC catcher area/season/ catch to 1995-
vessel processor/gear 1997 TAC
sideboard
Pollock A Season (W/C ............. ......... ............. areas only) January 20 - March 10 Shumagin (610) 0.6112
5,035 3,077 Chirikof (620) 0.1427
11,692 1,668 Kodiak (630)
0.2438
4,148 1,011
B Season (W/C ............. ......... ............. areas only) March 10 - May 31 Shumagin (610) 0.6112
5,035 3,077 Chirikof (620) 0.1427
13,820 1,972 Kodiak (630)
0.2438
2,021 493
C Season (W/C ............. ......... ............. areas only) August 25 - October 1 Shumagin (610) 0.6112
10,155 6,207 Chirikof (620) 0.1427
4,446 634 Kodiak (630)
0.2438
6,274 1,530
D Season (W/C ............. ......... ............. areas only) October 1 - November 1 Shumagin (610) 0.6112
10,155 6,207 Chirikof (620) 0.1427
4,446 634 Kodiak (630)
0.2438
6,275 1,530
Annual
............. ......... ............. WYK (640)
0.3499
1,688 591 SEO (650)
0.3499
6,520 2,281
Pacific cod A Season\1\
............. ......... ............. January 1 - June 10 W inshore
0.1423
8,471 1,205 W offshore
0.1026
941
97 C inshore
0.0722
13,547 978 C offshore
0.0721
1,505 109
B Season\2\
............. ......... ............. September 1 - December 31 W inshore
0.1423
5,647 804 W offshore
0.1026
628
64 C inshore
0.0722
9,031 652 C offshore
0.0721
1,003 72
Annual
............. ......... ............. E inshore
0.0079
3,294 26 E offshore
0.0078
366
3
Flatfish W
0.0000
330
0 deep-water C
0.0670
3,340 224 E
0.0171
3,150 54
Rex sole W
0.0010
1,680 2 C
0.0402
7,340 295 E
0.0153
3,630 56
Flathead W
0.0036
2,000 7 sole C
0.0261
5,000 131 E
0.0048
3,390 16
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Flatfish W
0.0156
4,500 70 shallow- water C
0.0598
13,000 777 E
0.0126
3,240 41
Arrowtooth W
0.0021
8,000 17 flounder C
0.0309
25,000 773 E
0.0020
5,000 10
Sablefish W trawl gear
0.0000
508
0 C trawl gear
0.0720
1,450 104 E trawl gear
0.0488
307
15
Pacific W
0.0623
2,567 160 ocean perch C
0.0866
8,535 739 E
0.0466
2,473 115
Shortraker W
0.0000
155
0 rockfish C
0.0237
324
8 E
0.0124
274
3
Rougheye W
0.0000
188
0 rockfish C
0.0237
557
13 E
0.0124
282
3
Other
W
0.0034
40
0 rockfish C
0.2065
300
62 E
0.0000
330
0
Northern W
0.0003
808
0 rockfish C
0.0336
4,283 144
Pelagic W
0.0001
377
0 shelf rockfish C
0.0000
3,067 0 E
0.0067
1,109 7
Thornyhead W
0.0308
410
13 rockfish C
0.0308
1,010 31 E
0.0308
520
16
Big skates W
0.0090
727
7 C
0.0090
2,463 22 E
0.0090
809
7
Longnose W
0.0090
66
1 skates C
0.0090
1,972 18 E
0.0090
780
7
Other
GW
0.0090
1,327 12 skates
Demersal SEO
0.0020
410
1 shelf rockfish
Atka
Gulfwide
0.0309
600
19 mackerel
Other
Gulfwide
0.0090
13,871 125 species
\1\The Pacific cod A season for trawl gear does not open until January 20. \2\The Pacific cod B season for trawl gear closes November 1.
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Table 13--Final 2006 GOA Non-Exempt American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel (CV) Groundfish Harvest Sideboard Limitations (Values are in metric tons)
Ratio of 1995-
2006 non- Apportionments and 1997 non-
exempt AFA Species allocations by exempt AFA CV 2006 TAC catcher area/season/ catch to 1995-
vessel processor/gear 1997 TAC
sideboard
Pollock A Season (W/C ............. ......... ............. areas only) January 20 - March 10 Shumagin (610) 0.6112
5,047 3,085 Chirikof (620) 0.1427
11,719 1,672 Kodiak (630)
0.2438
4,159 1,014
B Season (W/C ............. ......... ............. areas only) March 10 - May 31 Shumagin (610) 0.6112
5,047 3,085 Chirikof (620) 0.1427
13,852 1,977 Kodiak (630)
0.2438
2,026 494
C Season (W/C ............. ......... ............. areas only) August 25 - October 1 Shumagin (610) 0.6112
10,179 6,221 Chirikof (620) 0.1427
4,457 636 Kodiak (630)
0.2438
6,289 1,533
D Season (W/C ............. ......... ............. areas only) October 1 - November 1 Shumagin (610) 0.6112
10,179 6,221 Chirikof (620) 0.1427
4,457 636 Kodiak (630)
0.2438
6,288 1,533
Annual
............. ......... ............. WYK (640)
0.3499
1,691 592 SEO (650)
0.3499
6,520 2,281
Pacific cod A Season\1\
............. ......... ............. January 1 - June 10 W inshore
0.1423
7,450 1,060 W offshore
0.1026
828
85 C inshore
0.0722
11,914 860 C offshore
0.0721
1,324 95
B Season\2\
............. ......... ............. September 1 - December 31 W inshore
0.1423
4,967 707 W offshore
0.1026
552
51 C inshore
0.0722
7,944 574 C offshore
0.0721
882
64
Annual
............. ......... ............. E inshore
0.0079
2,897 23 E offshore
0.0078
322
3
Flatfish W
0.0000
330
0 deep-water C
0.0670
3,340 224 E
0.0171
3,150 54
Rex sole W
0.0010
1,680 2 C
0.0402
7,340 295 E
0.0153
3,630 56
Flathead W
0.0036
2,000 7 sole C
0.0261
5,000 131 E
0.0048
3,212 15
Flatfish W
0.0156
4,500 70 shallow- water C
0.0598
13,000 777 E
0.0126
3,240 41
Arrowtooth W
0.0021
8,000 17 flounder C
0.0309
25,000 773 E
0.0020
5,000 10
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Sablefish W trawl gear
0.0000
481
0 C trawl gear
0.0720
1,374 99 E trawl gear
0.0488
291
14
Pacific W
0.0623
2,525 157 ocean perch C
0.0866
8,375 725 E
0.0466
2,392 111
Shortraker W
0.0000
155
0 rockfish C
0.0237
324
8 E
0.0124
274
3
Rougheye W
0.0000
188
0 rockfish C
0.0237
557
13 E
0.0124
282
3
Other
W
0.0034
40
0 rockfish C
0.2065
300
62 E
0.0000
330
0
Northern W
0.0003
755
0 rockfish C
0.0336
3,995 134
Demersal SEO
0.0020
410
1 shelf rockfish
Atka
Gulfwide
0.0309
600
19 mackerel
Other
Gulfwide
0.0090
13,525 122 species
\1\The Pacific cod A season for trawl gear does not open until January 20. \2\The Pacific cod B season for trawl gear closes November 1.
All other information previously published remains the same.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 7, 2005. Rebecca Lent Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-4838 Filed 3-10-05; 8:45 am]
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