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Bureau.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 010319075–1217–02; I.D.
030905G]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Tilefish Fishery; Quota
Harvested for Part-time Category
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Closure.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the
percentage of the tilefish annual total
allowable landings (TAL) available to
the Part-time permit category for the
2005 fishing year has been harvested.
Commercial vessels fishing under the
Part-time tilefish category may not
harvest tilefish from within the Golden
Tilefish Management Unit for the
remainder of the 2005 fishing year
(through October 31, 2005). Regulations
governing the tilefish fishery require
publication of this notification to advise
the public of this closure.
DATES: Effective 0001 hrs local time,
March 19, 2005, through 2400 hrs local
time, October 31, 2005.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian R. Hooker, Fishery Policy Analyst,
at (978) 281–9220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the tilefish
fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648.
The regulations require annual
specification of a TAL for federally
permitted tilefish vessels harvesting
tilefish from within the Golden Tilefish
Management Unit. The Golden Tilefish
Management Unit is defined as an area
of the Atlantic Ocean from the latitude
of the VA and NC border (36°33.36′ N.
lat.), extending eastward from the shore
to the outer boundary of the exclusive
economic zone, and northward to the
U.S.-Canada border. After 5 percent of
the TAL is deducted to reflect landings
by vessels issued an open-access
Incidental permit category, and after up
to 3 percent of the TAL is set aside for
research purposes, should research TAL
be set aside, the remaining TAL is
distributed among three tilefish limited
access permit categories: Full-time tier 1
category (66 percent), Full-time tier 2
category (15 percent), and the Part-time
category (19 percent).
The TAL for tilefish for the 2005
fishing year was set at 1.995 million lb
(905,172 kg) and then adjusted
downward by 5 percent to 1,895,250 lb
(859,671 kg) to account for incidental
catch. There was no research set-aside
for the 2005 fishing year. Thus, the Parttime permit category quota for the 2005
fishing year, which is equal to 19
percent of the TAL, is 360,098 lb
(163,338 kg). However, as a result of the
Part-time permit category exceeding the
quota during the 2004 fishing year by
16,264 lb (7,377 kg) the adjusted Parttime category quota for the 2005 fishing
year is 343,843 lb (155,961 kg).
Notification of the 2004 Part-time
permit category overage and the
adjusted quota for the 2005 fishing year
was published in the Federal Register
on October 22, 2004 (69 FR 62001).
The Administrator, Northeast Region,
NMFS (Regional Administrator)
monitors the commercial tilefish quota
for each fishing year using dealer
reports, vessel catch reports, and other
available information to determine
when the quota for each limited access
permit category is projected to have
been harvested. NMFS is required to
publish notification in the Federal
Register notifying commercial vessels
and dealer permit holders that, effective
upon a specific date, the tilefish TAL for
the specific limited access category has
been harvested and no commercial
quota is available for harvesting tilefish
by that category for the remainder of the
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fishing year, from within the Golden
Tilefish Management Unit.
The Regional Administrator has
determined, based upon dealer reports
and other available information, that the
2005 tilefish TAL for the Part-time
category has been harvested. Therefore,
effective 0001 hrs local time, March 19,
2005, further landings of tilefish
harvested from within the Golden
Tilefish Management Unit by tilefish
vessels holding Part-time category
Federal fisheries permits are prohibited
through October 31, 2005. The 2006
fishing year for commercial tilefish
harvest will open on November 1, 2005.
Federally permitted dealers are also
advised that, effective March 19, 2005,
they may not purchase tilefish from
Part-time category federally permitted
tilefish vessels who land tilefish
harvested from within the Golden
Tilefish Management Unit for the
remainder of the 2005 fishing year
(through October 31, 2005).
Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part
648 and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 10, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05–5223 Filed 3–11–05; 2:39 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 020718172–2303–02; I.D.
030905B]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by
Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 ft (18.3
m) LOA Using Jig or Hook-and-Line
Gear in the Bogoslof Pacific Cod
Exemption Area in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Closure.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels
less than 60 ft (18.3 meters (m)) length
overall (LOA) using jig or hook-and-line
gear in the Bogoslof Pacific cod
exemption area of the Bering Sea and
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 010319075-1217-02; I.D. 030905G]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Tilefish Fishery;
Quota Harvested for Part-time Category
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the percentage of the tilefish annual
total allowable landings (TAL) available to the Part-time permit
category for the 2005 fishing year has been harvested. Commercial
vessels fishing under the Part-time tilefish category may not harvest
tilefish from within the Golden Tilefish Management Unit for the
remainder of the 2005 fishing year (through October 31, 2005).
Regulations governing the tilefish fishery require publication of this
notification to advise the public of this closure.
DATES: Effective 0001 hrs local time, March 19, 2005, through 2400 hrs
local time, October 31, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian R. Hooker, Fishery Policy
Analyst, at (978) 281-9220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the tilefish fishery
are found at 50 CFR part 648. The regulations require annual
specification of a TAL for federally permitted tilefish vessels
harvesting tilefish from within the Golden Tilefish Management Unit.
The Golden Tilefish Management Unit is defined as an area of the
Atlantic Ocean from the latitude of the VA and NC border (36[deg]33.36'
N. lat.), extending eastward from the shore to the outer boundary of
the exclusive economic zone, and northward to the U.S.-Canada border.
After 5 percent of the TAL is deducted to reflect landings by vessels
issued an open-access Incidental permit category, and after up to 3
percent of the TAL is set aside for research purposes, should research
TAL be set aside, the remaining TAL is distributed among three tilefish
limited access permit categories: Full-time tier 1 category (66
percent), Full-time tier 2 category (15 percent), and the Part-time
category (19 percent).
The TAL for tilefish for the 2005 fishing year was set at 1.995
million lb (905,172 kg) and then adjusted downward by 5 percent to
1,895,250 lb (859,671 kg) to account for incidental catch. There was no
research set-aside for the 2005 fishing year. Thus, the Part-time
permit category quota for the 2005 fishing year, which is equal to 19
percent of the TAL, is 360,098 lb (163,338 kg). However, as a result of
the Part-time permit category exceeding the quota during the 2004
fishing year by 16,264 lb (7,377 kg) the adjusted Part-time category
quota for the 2005 fishing year is 343,843 lb (155,961 kg).
Notification of the 2004 Part-time permit category overage and the
adjusted quota for the 2005 fishing year was published in the Federal
Register on October 22, 2004 (69 FR 62001).
The Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator)
monitors the commercial tilefish quota for each fishing year using
dealer reports, vessel catch reports, and other available information
to determine when the quota for each limited access permit category is
projected to have been harvested. NMFS is required to publish
notification in the Federal Register notifying commercial vessels and
dealer permit holders that, effective upon a specific date, the
tilefish TAL for the specific limited access category has been
harvested and no commercial quota is available for harvesting tilefish
by that category for the remainder of the fishing year, from within the
Golden Tilefish Management Unit.
The Regional Administrator has determined, based upon dealer
reports and other available information, that the 2005 tilefish TAL for
the Part-time category has been harvested. Therefore, effective 0001
hrs local time, March 19, 2005, further landings of tilefish harvested
from within the Golden Tilefish Management Unit by tilefish vessels
holding Part-time category Federal fisheries permits are prohibited
through October 31, 2005. The 2006 fishing year for commercial tilefish
harvest will open on November 1, 2005. Federally permitted dealers are
also advised that, effective March 19, 2005, they may not purchase
tilefish from Part-time category federally permitted tilefish vessels
who land tilefish harvested from within the Golden Tilefish Management
Unit for the remainder of the 2005 fishing year (through October 31,
2005).
Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 10, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-5223 Filed 3-11-05; 2:39 pm]
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