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Closure.
ACTION:
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NMFS announces that the
directed fishery for Loligo squid in the
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) will be
closed effective 0001 hours, April 25,
2005. Vessels issued a Federal permit to
harvest Loligo squid may not retain or
land more than 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) of
Loligo squid per trip for the remainder
of the quarter (through June 30, 2005).
This action is necessary to prevent the
fishery from exceeding its Quarter II
quota and to allow for effective
management of this stock.
DATES: Effective 0001 hours, April 25,
2005, through 2400 hours, June 30,
2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason Blackburn, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978–281–9326, Fax 978–281–
9135.
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 041221358–5065–02; I.D.
042005B]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and
Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of the
Quarter II Fishery for Loligo Squid
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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Regulations governing the Loligo squid
fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648.
The regulations require specifications
for maximum sustainable yield, initial
optimum yield, allowable biological
catch, domestic annual harvest (DAH),
domestic annual processing, joint
venture processing, and total allowable
levels of foreign fishing for the species
managed under the Atlantic Mackerel,
Squid, and Butterfish Fishery
Management Plan. The procedures for
setting the annual initial specifications
are described in § 648.21.
The final rule for the 2005 annual
specifications published on March 21,
2005 (70 FR 13406). The 2005 annual
quota for Loligo squid is 16,744.9 mt.
This amount is allocated by quarter, as
shown below.
TABLE 1.—Loligo SQUID QUARTERLY ALLOCATIONS
Percent
Metric Tons1
33.23 ......................................
17.61 ......................................
17.3 ........................................
31.86 ......................................
100 .........................................
5,564.3 ...................................
2,948.8 ...................................
2,896.9 ...................................
5,334.9 ...................................
16,744.9 .................................
Quarter
I (Jan-Mar)
II(Apr-Jun)
III(Jul-Sep)
IV (Oct-Dec)
Total
1Quarterly
N/A.
N/A.
N/A.
N/A.
255.1.
allocations after 255.1–mt research set-aside deduction.
Section 648.22 requires NMFS to
close the directed Loligo squid fishery in
the EEZ when 80 percent of the
quarterly allocation is harvested in
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Quarters I, II, and III, and when 95
percent of the total annual DAH has
been harvested. NMFS is further
required to notify, in advance of the
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closure, the Executive Directors of the
Mid-Atlantic, New England, and South
Atlantic Fishery Management Councils;
mail notification of the closure to all
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holders of Loligo squid permits at least
72 hours before the effective date of the
closure; provide adequate notice of the
closure to recreational participants in
the fishery; and publish notification of
the closure in the Federal Register. The
Administrator, Northeast Region,
NMFS, based on dealer reports and
other available information, has
determined that 80 percent of the DAH
for Loligo squid in Quarter II will be
harvested. Therefore, effective 0001
hours, April 25, 2005, the directed
fishery for Loligo squid is closed and
vessels issued Federal permits for Loligo
squid may not retain or land more than
2,500 lb (1,134 kg) of Loligo during a
calendar day. The directed fishery will
reopen effective 0001 hours, July 1,
2005, when the Quarter III quota
becomes available.
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: April 20, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05–8310 Filed 4–21–05; 2:50 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 041126332–5039–02; I.D.
042105B]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Species in the Rock
Sole/Flathead Sole/‘‘Other Flatfish’’
Fishery Category by Vessels Using
Trawl Gear in Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Management Area
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
AGENCY:
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Closure.
SUMMARY: NMFS is closing directed
fishing for species in the rock sole/
flathead sole/‘‘other flatfish’’ fishery
category by vessels using trawl gear in
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI). This action is
necessary to prevent exceeding the
second seasonal apportionment of the
2005 halibut bycatch allowance
specified for the trawl rock sole/flathead
sole/‘‘other flatfish’’ fishery category in
the BSAI.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), April 22, 2005, through
1200 hrs, A.l.t., July 5, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Keaton, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI according to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (FMP) prepared by
the North Pacific Fishery Management
Council under authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
Regulations governing fishing by U.S.
vessels in accordance with the FMP
appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600
and 50 CFR part 679.
The second seasonal apportionment
of the 2005 halibut bycatch allowance
specified for the trawl rock sole/flathead
sole/‘‘other flatfish’’ fishery category in
the BSAI, for the period April 1, 2005
through July 5, 2005, is 164 metric tons
as established by the 2005 and 2006
final harvest specifications for
groundfish in the BSAI (70 FR 8979,
February 24, 2005).
In accordance with § 679.21(e)(7)(v),
the Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS, has determined that the amount
of the second seasonal apportionment of
the 2005 halibut bycatch allowance
specified for the trawl rock sole/flathead
sole/‘‘other flatfish’’ fishery category in
the BSAI has been caught.
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Consequently, NMFS is closing directed
fishing for species in the rock sole/
flathead sole/‘‘other flatfish’’ fishery
category by vessels using trawl gear in
the BSAI.
After the effective date of this closure
the maximum retainable amounts at
§§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time
during a trip.
Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
(AA), finds good cause to waive the
requirement to provide prior notice and
opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. This requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries
data in a timely fashion and would
delay the closure of directed fishing for
species in the rock sole/flathead sole/
‘‘other flatfish’’ fishery category by
vessels using trawl gear in the BSAI.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
date of this action under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3). This finding is based upon
the reasons provided above for waiver of
prior notice and opportunity for public
comment.
This action is required by § 679.21
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 21, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 041221358-5065-02; I.D. 042005B]
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel,
Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of the Quarter II Fishery for
Loligo Squid
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the directed fishery for Loligo squid in
the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) will be closed effective 0001 hours,
April 25, 2005. Vessels issued a Federal permit to harvest Loligo squid
may not retain or land more than 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) of Loligo squid
per trip for the remainder of the quarter (through June 30, 2005). This
action is necessary to prevent the fishery from exceeding its Quarter
II quota and to allow for effective management of this stock.
DATES: Effective 0001 hours, April 25, 2005, through 2400 hours, June
30, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Blackburn, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978-281-9326, Fax 978-281-9135.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations governing the Loligo squid
fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648. The regulations require
specifications for maximum sustainable yield, initial optimum yield,
allowable biological catch, domestic annual harvest (DAH), domestic
annual processing, joint venture processing, and total allowable levels
of foreign fishing for the species managed under the Atlantic Mackerel,
Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. The procedures for
setting the annual initial specifications are described in Sec.
648.21.
The final rule for the 2005 annual specifications published on
March 21, 2005 (70 FR 13406). The 2005 annual quota for Loligo squid is
16,744.9 mt. This amount is allocated by quarter, as shown below.
Table 1.--Loligo Squid Quarterly Allocations
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Quarter Percent Metric Tons\1\ Research Set-aside
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I (Jan-Mar) 33.23 5,564.3 N/A
II(Apr-Jun) 17.61 2,948.8 N/A
III(Jul-Sep) 17.3 2,896.9 N/A
IV (Oct-Dec) 31.86 5,334.9 N/A
Total 100 16,744.9 255.1
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\1\Quarterly allocations after 255.1-mt research set-aside deduction.
Section 648.22 requires NMFS to close the directed Loligo squid
fishery in the EEZ when 80 percent of the quarterly allocation is
harvested in Quarters I, II, and III, and when 95 percent of the total
annual DAH has been harvested. NMFS is further required to notify, in
advance of the closure, the Executive Directors of the Mid-Atlantic,
New England, and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils; mail
notification of the closure to all
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holders of Loligo squid permits at least 72 hours before the effective
date of the closure; provide adequate notice of the closure to
recreational participants in the fishery; and publish notification of
the closure in the Federal Register. The Administrator, Northeast
Region, NMFS, based on dealer reports and other available information,
has determined that 80 percent of the DAH for Loligo squid in Quarter
II will be harvested. Therefore, effective 0001 hours, April 25, 2005,
the directed fishery for Loligo squid is closed and vessels issued
Federal permits for Loligo squid may not retain or land more than 2,500
lb (1,134 kg) of Loligo during a calendar day. The directed fishery
will reopen effective 0001 hours, July 1, 2005, when the Quarter III
quota becomes available.
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: April 20, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-8310 Filed 4-21-05; 2:50 pm]
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