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Zone Off Alaska; Adjustment of Pacific
Cod Total Allowable Catch Amount in
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
adjustment; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS is adjusting the 2006
Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC)
amount in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Management Area (BSAI). This
action is necessary to allow harvest of
Pacific cod that will not be harvested
under the State of Alaska’s guideline
harvest level (GHL) for the Aleutian
Islands subarea state waters Pacific cod
fishery. This action is consistent with
the goals and objectives of the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
BSAI (FMP).
DATES: Effective September 19, 2006,
through 2400 hrs, Alaska local time
(A.l.t.), December 31, 2007.
Comments must be received at the
following address no later than 4:30
p.m., A.l.t., October 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sue
Salveson, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Walsh. Comments may be
submitted by:
• Mail to: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK
99802;
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Follow the instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Keaton, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI according to the FMP prepared by
the North Pacific Fishery Management
Council (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 2006 and 2007 final harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI (71 FR 10894, March 3, 2006)
established the 2006 and 2007 Pacific
cod acceptable biological catches (ABC)
as 194,000 metric tons (mt) and 148,000
mt, respectively. The TACs were set
equal to the ABCs for Pacific cod in the
BSAI. On March 14, 2006, NMFS
reduced the Pacific cod TAC in the
BSAI after the Alaska Department of
Fish and Game (ADF&G) announced by
emergency regulation a Pacific cod GHL,
west of 170 degrees west longitude in
the Aleutian Islands subarea, equal to
three percent of the Pacific cod ABC in
the BSAI (71 FR 13777, March 17,
2006).
On August 28, 2006, ADF&G
announced the closure of the 2006 state
waters Pacific cod fishery, west of 170
degrees west longitude in the Aleutian
Islands subarea, effective 11:59 a.m.
A.l.t., September 1, 2006. As of
September 1, 2006, the Administrator,
Alaska Region, NMFS, (Regional
Administrator) has determined that
ADF&G is making available 1,588 mt of
unharvested Pacific cod from the
Aleutian Islands state waters Pacific cod
fishery to the federal Pacific cod
fisheries. As a result, the Regional
Administrator has determined, using the
best scientific information available,
that the current 2006 TAC is incorrectly
specified because the transfer of
unharvested state waters GHL in the
Aleutian Islands subarea to the federally
managed fisheries requires an increase
to the 2006 TAC of Pacific cod in the
BSAI. This action will not exceed the
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2006 ABC of Pacific cod in the BSAI
established in the 2006 and 2007 final
harvest specifications for groundfish in
the BSAI (71 FR 10894, March 3, 2006).
Therefore, in accordance with
§ 679.25(a)(1)(iii), (a)(2)(i)(B) and
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(a)(2)(iv), the Regional Administrator
adjusts the 2006 Pacific cod TAC in the
BSAI.
Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(7), Tables 1, 2,
5, 12, and 14 of the 2006 and 2007 final
harvest specifications for groundfish in
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and adjustment (71 FR 13777, March 17,
2006) are revised for the 2006 Pacific
cod TAC consistent with this
adjustment.
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BS2 .............
AI2 ..............
Bogoslof .....
BSAI ...........
BS ..............
AI ................
BSAI ...........
EAI/BS .......
CAI .............
WAI ............
BSAI ...........
BSAI ...........
BSAI ...........
BS ..............
AI ................
BSAI ...........
BSAI ...........
BSAI ...........
BSAI ...........
BSAI ...........
BS ..............
EAI .............
CAI .............
WAI ............
BSAI ...........
BSAI ...........
BSAI ...........
BSAI ...........
BS ..............
AI ................
BSAI ...........
BSAI ...........
Area
3,476,987
2,090,000
39,100
50,600
230,000
3,680
3,740
130,000
n/a
n/a
n/a
144,000
150,000
14,200
n/a
n/a
166,000
71,800
24,200
237,000
17,600
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
10,100
774
299
1,870
n/a
n/a
2,620
89,404
OFL
3,013,086
1,930,000
29,400
5,500
194,000
3,060
3,100
110,000
21,780
46,860
41,360
121,000
126,000
2,740
1,890
850
136,000
59,800
18,100
188,000
14,800
2,960
3,256
3,212
5,372
8,530
580
224
1,400
810
590
1,970
58,882
ABC
1,995,768
1,485,000
19,000
10
189,768
2,820
3,000
63,000
7,500
40,000
15,500
95,701
41,500
2,740
1,890
850
13,000
19,500
3,500
8,000
12,600
1,400
3,080
3,035
5,085
4,500
580
224
1,050
460
590
1,275
29,000
TAC
2006
1,771,423
1,336,500
17,100
10
161,302
2,327
2,438
53,550
6,375
34,000
13,175
81,346
35,275
2,329
1,607
723
11,050
16,575
2,975
6,800
10,710
1,190
2,618
2,580
4,322
3,825
493
190
893
391
502
1,084
24,650
ITAC2
187,641
148,500
1,900
n/a
14,233
388
499
4,725
563
3,000
1,163
7,178
3,113
206
142
64
975
1,463
263
600
945
105
231
228
381
338
44
17
79
35
44
n/a
2,175
CDQ3
3,224,217
1,930,000
39,100
50,600
176,000
3,260
3,300
107,000
n/a
n/a
n/a
137,000
145,000
13,400
n/a
n/a
174,000
67,900
24,200
231,000
17,600
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
9,890
774
299
1,870
n/a
n/a
2,620
89,404
OFL
2,799,914
1,790,000
29,400
5,500
148,000
2,700
2,740
91,000
18,020
38,760
34,220
116,000
122,000
2,630
1,815
815
142,000
56,600
18,100
183,000
14,800
2,960
3,256
3,212
5,375
8,320
580
224
1,400
810
590
1,970
62,950
ABC
1,995,560
1,500,000
19,000
10
143,560
2,700
2,740
63,000
7,500
38,000
17,500
107,641
44,000
2,630
1,815
815
18,000
22,000
5,000
15,000
14,800
2,960
3,256
3,212
5,372
5,000
580
224
1,400
810
590
1,275
27,000
TAC
2007
1,769,284
1,350,000
17,100
10
122,026
1,148
582
53,550
6,375
32,300
14,875
91,495
37,400
2,236
1,543
693
15,300
18,700
4,250
12,750
12,580
2,516
2,768
2,730
4,566
4,250
493
190
1,190
689
502
1,084
22,950
ITAC2
187,290
150,000
1,900
n/a
10,767
101
51
4,725
563
2,850
1,313
8,073
3,300
197
136
61
1,350
1,650
375
1,125
1,110
222
244
241
403
375
44
17
105
61
44
n/a
2,025
CDQ3
amounts apply to the entire BSAI management area unless otherwise specified. With the exception of pollock, and for the purpose of these harvest specifications, the Bering Sea
(BS) subarea includes the Bogoslof District.
2Except for pollock and the portion of the sablefish TAC allocated to hook-and-line and pot gear, 15 percent of each TAC is put into a reserve. The ITAC for each species is the remainder
of the TAC after the subtraction of these reserves.
3Except for pollock, squid and the hook-and-line or pot gear allocation of sablefish, one half of the amount of the TACs placed in reserve, or 7.5 percent of the TACs, is designated as a
CDQ reserve for use by CDQ participants (see §§ 679.20(b)(1)(iii) and 679.31).
4Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(1), the annual Bering Sea pollock TAC after subtraction for the CDQ directed fishing allowance - 10 percent and the ICA - 3.35 percent, is further allocated by sector for a directed pollock fishery as follows: inshore - 50 percent; catcher/processor - 40 percent; and motherships - 10 percent. Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(2)(i) and (ii), the
annual AI pollock TAC, after subtracting first for the CDQ directed fishing allowance - 10 percent and second for the ICA - 1,800 mt, is allocated to the Aleut Corporation for a directed pollock fishery.
5Twenty percent of the sablefish TAC allocated to hook-and-line gear or pot gear and 7.5 percent of the sablefish TAC allocated to trawl gear is reserved for use by CDQ participants (see
§ 679.20(b)(1)(iii)).
6 ‘‘Other flatfish’’ includes all flatfish species, except for halibut (a prohibited species), flathead sole, Greenland turbot, rock sole, yellowfin sole, arrowtooth flounder and Alaska plaice.
7 ‘‘Other rockfish’’ includes all Sebastes and Sebastolobus species except for Pacific ocean perch, northern, shortraker, and rougheye rockfish.
8‘‘Other species’’ includes sculpins, sharks, skates and octopus. Forage fish, as defined at § 679.2, are not included in the ‘‘other species’’ category.
1These
TOTAL
Squid
Other species8
Northern rockfish
Shortraker rockfish
Rougheye rockfish
Other rockfish7
Arrowtooth flounder
Flathead sole
Other flatfish6
Alaska plaice
Pacific ocean perch
Yellowfin sole
Rock sole
Greenland turbot
Atka mackerel
Pacific cod
Sablefish5
Pollock4
Species
[Amounts are in metric tons]
TABLE 1—2006 AND 2007 OVERFISHING LEVEL (OFL), ACCEPTABLE BIOLOGICAL CATCH (ABC), TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH (TAC), INITIAL
TAC (ITAC), AND CDQ RESERVE ALLOCATION OF GROUNDFISH IN THE BSAI1
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TABLE 2—2006 AND 2007 APPORTIONMENT OF RESERVES TO ITAC CATEGORIES
[Amounts are in metric tons]
2006 Reserve
amount
Species—area or subarea
2007 Reserve
amount
2006 Final ITAC
2007 Final ITAC
Atka mackerel--Eastern Aleutian District and Bering
Sea subarea
Atka mackerel--Central Aleutian District
Atka mackerel--Western Aleutian District
Pacific ocean perch--Eastern Aleutian District
Pacific ocean perch--Central Aleutian District
Pacific ocean perch--Western Aleutian District
Pacific cod--BSAI
Shortraker rockfish BSAI
Rougheye rockfish BSAI
Northern rockfish-BSAI
Other rockfish--Bering Sea subarea
563
6,938
563
6,938
3,000
1,163
231
228
381
14,233
44
17
338
35
37,000
14,338
2,849
2,808
4,703
175,535
537
207
4,163
426
2,850
1,313
244
241
403
10,767
44
17
375
61
35,150
16,188
3,012
2,971
4,969
132,793
537
207
4,625
750
Total
20,233
249,504
16,878
208,140
TABLE 5—2006 AND 2007 GEAR SHARES AND SEASONAL ALLOWANCES OF THE BSAI PACIFIC COD ITAC
[Amounts are in metric tons]
Percent
Gear Sector
2006
Share
of gear
sector
total
2006
Subtotal
percentages
for gear
sectors
2006
Share
of gear
sector
total
Amount
2007
Share
of gear
sector
total
2007
Subtotal
percentages
for gear
sectors
2007
Share
of gear
sector
total
2006 Seasonal apportionment1
Date
2007 Seasonal apportionment1
Date
Amount
Total hookand-line/pot
gear
51
89,523
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
67,724
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hook-and-line/
pot ICA
n/a
n/a
n/a
500
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
500
n/a
n/a
Hook-and-line/
pot sub-total
n/a
89,023
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
67,224
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Hook-and-line
C/P
n/a
n/a
80
71,218
Jan 1–Jun 10
Jun 10–Dec 31
42,731
28,487
n/a
80
53,780
Jan 1–Jun 10
Jun 10–Dec 31
32,268
21,512
Hook-and-line
CV
n/a
n/a
0.3
267
Jan 1–Jun 10
Jun 10–Dec 31
160
107
n/a
0.3
202
Jan 1–Jun 10
Jun 10–Dec 31
121
81
Pot C/P
n/a
n/a
3.3
2,938
Jan 1–Jun 10
Sept 1–Dec 31
1,763
1,175
n/a
3.3
2,218
Jan 1–Jun 10
Sept 1–Dec 31
1,331
887
Pot CV
n/a
n/a
15
13,354
Jan 1–Jun 10
Sept 1–Dec 31
8,012
5,342
n/a
15
10,084
Jan 1–Jun 10
Sept 1–Dec 31
6,050
4,033
CV < 60 feet
LOA using
Hook-and-line
or Pot gear
n/a
n/a
1.4
1,246
n/a
n/a
n/a
1.4
941
n/a
n/a
Total Trawl
Gear
47
82,502
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
62,413
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
50
41,251
Jan 20–Apr 1
28,876
50
31,206
Jan 20–Apr 1
21,844
n/a
Apr 1–Jun 10
4,125
n/a
Apr 1–Jun 10
3,121
n/a
Jun 10–Nov 1
8,250
n/a
Jun 10–Nov 1
6,241
41,251
Jan 20–Apr 1
20,626
31,206
Jan 20–Apr 1
15,603
n/a
Apr 1–Jun 10
12,375
n/a
Apr 1–Jun 10
9,362
n/a
Jun 10–Nov 1
8,250
n/a
Jun 10–Nov 1
6,241
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Trawl CP
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TABLE 5—2006 AND 2007 GEAR SHARES AND SEASONAL ALLOWANCES OF THE BSAI PACIFIC COD
ITAC—Continued
[Amounts are in metric tons]
Amount
2007
Share
of gear
sector
total
2007
Subtotal
percentages
for gear
sectors
2007
Share
of gear
sector
total
Jan 1–Apr 30
1,405
2,656
n/a
n/a
Jan 1–Apr 30
1,062
n/a
Apr 30–Aug 31
701
n/a
n/a
Apr 30–Aug 31
531
n/a
Jig
2
n/a
Aug 31–Dec 31
1,404
n/a
n/a
Aug 31–Dec 31
1,062
Total
100
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2006
Subtotal
percentages
for gear
sectors
2006
Share
of gear
sector
total
3,510
n/a
n/a
n/a
Percent
Gear Sector
2006
Share
of gear
sector
total
175,535
2006 Seasonal apportionment1
Date
132,793
2007 Seasonal apportionment1
Date
Amount
1For
most non-trawl gear the first season is allocated 60 percent of the ITAC and the second season is allocated 40 percent of the ITAC. For
jig gear, the first season and third seasons are each allocated 40 percent of the ITAC and the second season is allocated 20 percent of the
ITAC. No seasonal harvest constraints are imposed for the Pacific cod fishery by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hookand-line or pot gear. For trawl gear, the first season is allocated 60 percent of the ITAC and the second and third seasons are each allocated 20
percent of the ITAC. The trawl catcher vessels’ allocation is further allocated as 70 percent in the first season, 10 percent in the second season
and 20 percent in the third season. The trawl catcher/processors’ allocation is allocated 50 percent in the first season, 30 percent in the second
season and 20 percent in the third season. Any unused portion of a seasonal Pacific cod allowance will be reapportioned to the next seasonal
allowance.
TABLE 12—2006 AND 2007 LISTED BSAI AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT CATCHER/PROCESSOR GROUNDFISH
SIDEBOARD LIMITS
[Amounts are in metric tons]
1995 - 1997
Target species
Pacific cod trawl
Sablefish trawl
Atka mackerel
Yellowfin sole
Rock sole
Greenland turbot
Arrowtooth flounder
Flathead sole
Alaska plaice
Other flatfish
Pacific ocean perch
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Northern rockfish
Shortraker rockfish
Rougheye rockfish
Other rockfish
Squid
Other species
Area
BSAI ..............
BS ..................
AI ...................
Central AI ......
A season1 ....
HLA limit2 ...
B season1 ....
HLA limit2 ...
Western AI .....
A season1 ....
HLA limit2 ...
B season1 ....
HLA limit2 ...
BSAI ..............
BSAI ..............
BS ..................
AI ...................
BSAI ..............
BSAI ..............
BSAI ..............
BSAI ..............
BS ..................
Eastern AI ......
Central AI ......
Western AI .....
BSAI ..............
BSAI ..............
BSAI ..............
BS ..................
AI ...................
BSAI ..............
BSAI ..............
Retained
catch
12,424
8
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
100,192
6,317
121
23
76
1,925
14
3,058
12
125
3
54
91
50
50
18
22
73
553
Ratio of
retained
catch to
total
catch
Total
catch
48,177
497
145
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
435,788
169,362
17,305
4,987
33,987
52,755
9,438
52,298
4,879
6,179
5,698
13,598
13,040
2,811
2,811
621
806
3,328
68,672
0.258
0.016
0.000
n/a
0.115
n/a
0.115
n/a
n/a
0.200
n/a
0.200
n/a
0.230
0.037
0.007
0.005
0.002
0.036
0.001
0.058
0.002
0.020
0.001
0.004
0.007
0.018
0.018
0.029
0.027
0.022
0.008
2006
ITAC
available
to trawl
C/Ps
41,251
1,199
638
n/a
18,500
11,100
18,500
11,100
n/a
7,169
4,301
7,169
4,301
81,346
35,275
1,607
723
11,050
16,575
6,800
2,975
1,190
2,849
2,808
4,703
4,163
537
207
426
502
1,084
24,650
2006 C/P
sideboard
limit
10,643
19
0
n/a
2,128
1,277
2,128
1,277
n/a
1,434
860
1,434
860
18,710
1,305
11
4
22
597
7
173
2
57
3
19
29
10
4
12
14
24
197
2007
ITAC
available
to trawl
C/Ps
31,206
1,148
582
n/a
17,575
10,545
17,575
10,545
n/a
8,094
4,856
8,094
4,856
91,495
37,400
1,543
693
15,300
18,700
12,750
4,250
2,516
3,012
2,971
4,969
4,625
537
207
750
502
1,084
22,950
2007 C/P
sideboard
limit
8,051
18
0
n/a
2,021
1,213
2,021
1,213
n/a
1,619
971
1,619
971
21,044
1,384
11
3
31
673
13
247
5
60
3
20
32
10
4
22
14
24
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1The seasonal apportionment of Atka mackerel in the open access fishery is 50 percent in the A season and 50 percent in the B season. Listed AFA catcher/processors are limited to harvesting no more than zero in the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea subarea, 20 percent of
the annual ITAC specified for the Western Aleutian District, and 11.5 percent of the annual ITAC specified for the Central Aleutian District.
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2 Harvest Limit Area (HLA) limit refers to the amount of each seasonal allowance that is available for fishing inside the HLA (see § 679.2). In
2006 and 2007, 60 percent of each seasonal allowance is available for fishing inside the HLA in the Western and Central Aleutian Districts.
TABLE 14—2006 AND 2007 BSAI AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT CATCHER VESSEL SIDEBOARD LIMITS
[Amounts are in metric tons]
Fishery by area/season/
processor/gear
Species
Pacific cod
Sablefish
Atka mackerel
Yellowfin sole
Rock sole
Greenland Turbot
Arrowtooth flounder
Alaska plaice
Other flatfish
Pacific ocean perch
Northern rockfish
Shortraker rockfish
Rougheye rockfish
Other rockfish
Squid
Other species
Flathead Sole
BSAI ..............................
Jig gear ........................
Hook-and-line CV ........
Jan 1 - Jun 10 ...........
Jun 10 - Dec 31 .........
Pot gear CV .................
Jan 1 - Jun 10 ...........
Sept 1 - Dec 31 .........
CV < 60 feet LOA using
hook-and-line or pot
gear.
Trawl gear CV .............
Jan 20 - Apr 1 ............
Apr 1 - Jun 10 ............
Jun 10 - Nov 1 ...........
BS trawl gear .................
AI trawl gear ..................
Eastern AI/BS ................
Jig gear ........................
Other gear ...................
Jan 1 - Apr 15 ............
Sept 1 - Nov 1 ...........
Central AI ......................
Jan - Apr 15 ................
HLA limit ....................
Sept 1 - Nov 1 .............
HLA limit ....................
Western AI .....................
Jan - Apr 15 ................
HLA limit ......................
Sept 1 - Nov 1 .............
HLA limit ......................
BSAI ..............................
BSAI ..............................
BS ..................................
AI ...................................
BSAI ..............................
BSAI ..............................
BSAI ..............................
BS ..................................
Eastern AI ......................
Central AI ......................
Western AI .....................
BSAI ..............................
BSAI ..............................
BSAI ..............................
BS ..................................
AI ...................................
BSAI ..............................
BSAI ..............................
BS trawl gear .................
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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
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Ratio of 1995–
1997 AFA CV
catch to 1995–
1997 TAC
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TAC
2006 Catcher vessel sideboard limits
2007 initial
TAC
2007 Catcher vessel sideboard limits
n/a
0.0000
n/a
0.0006
0.0006
n/a
0.0006
0.0006
0.0006
n/a
3,510
n/a
160
107
n/a
8,013
5,341
1,245
n/a
0
n/a
0
0
n/a
5
3
1
n/a
2,656
n/a
121
81
n/a
6,050
4,033
941
n/a
0
n/a
0
0
n/a
4
2
1
n/a
0.8609
0.8609
0.8609
0.0906
0.0645
n/a
0.0031
n/a
0.0032
0.0032
n/a
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
n/a
0.0000
n/a
0.0000
n/a
0.0647
0.0341
0.0645
0.0205
0.0690
0.0441
0.0441
0.1000
0.0077
0.0025
0.0000
0.0084
0.0037
0.0037
0.0048
0.0095
0.3827
0.0541
0.0505
n/a
28,876
4,125
8,250
1,199
638
n/a
69
n/a
3,434
3,434
n/a
18,500
11,100
18,500
11,100
n/a
7,169
4,301
7,169
4,301
81,346
35,275
1,607
723
11,050
6,800
2,975
1,190
2,849
2,808
4,703
4,163
537
207
426
502
1,084
24,650
16,575
n/a
24,859
3,551
7,102
109
41
n/a
0
n/a
11
11
n/a
2
1
2
1
n/a
0
0
0
0
5,263
1,203
104
15
762
300
131
119
22
7
0
35
2
1
2
5
415
1,334
837
n/a
21,844
3,121
6,241
1,148
582
n/a
69
n/a
3,434
3,434
n/a
17,575
10,545
17,575
10,545
n/a
8,094
4,856
8,094
4,856
91,495
37,400
1,543
693
15,300
12,750
4,250
2,516
3,012
2,971
4,969
4,625
537
207
750
502
1,084
22,950
18,700
n/a
18,805
2,687
5,373
104
38
n/a
0
n/a
11
11
n/a
2
1
2
1
n/a
0
0
0
0
5,920
1,275
100
14
1,056
562
187
252
23
7
0
39
2
1
4
5
415
1,242
944
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 adjustment of the 2006 Pacific
cod TAC in the BSAI. ADF&G
announced the closure of the state
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Aleutian Islands subarea, effective 11:59
a.m., A.l.t, September 1, 2006. Since the
2006 fisheries are currently underway, it
is necessary to immediately adjust the
TACs to allow harvest of additional
Pacific cod in the BSAI. Immediate
adjustment is necessary to allow for the
orderly conduct and efficient operation
of this fishery, allow the industry to
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plan for the remainder of the 2006
fishing season, and avoid potential
disruption to the fishing fleet and
processors.
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
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comment.
Under § 679.25(c)(2), interested
persons are invited to submit written
comments on this action to the above
address until October 4, 2006.
This action is required by § 679.20
and § 679.25 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 18, 2006.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 06–8074 Filed 9–19–06; 1:45 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 060216045-6045-01; I.D. 091806A]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Adjustment
of Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amount in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is adjusting the 2006 Pacific cod total allowable catch
(TAC) amount in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
(BSAI). This action is necessary to allow harvest of Pacific cod that
will not be harvested under the State of Alaska's guideline harvest
level (GHL) for the Aleutian Islands subarea state waters Pacific cod
fishery. This action is consistent with the goals and objectives of the
Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI (FMP).
DATES: Effective September 19, 2006, through 2400 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), December 31, 2007.
Comments must be received at the following address no later than
4:30 p.m., A.l.t., October 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sue Salveson, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries Division, Alaska Region, NMFS,
Attn: Ellen Walsh. Comments may be submitted by:
Mail to: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802;
Hand delivery to the Federal Building, 709 West 9th
Street, Room 420A, Juneau, Alaska;
FAX to 907-586-7557;
E-mail to statepcodrelb@noaa.gov and include in the
subject line of the e-mail comment the document identifier:
statepcodrelb (E-mail comments, with or without attachments, are
limited to 5 megabytes); or
Webform at the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh Keaton, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI according to the FMP prepared by the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (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 2006 and 2007 final harvest specifications for groundfish in
the BSAI (71 FR 10894, March 3, 2006) established the 2006 and 2007
Pacific cod acceptable biological catches (ABC) as 194,000 metric tons
(mt) and 148,000 mt, respectively. The TACs were set equal to the ABCs
for Pacific cod in the BSAI. On March 14, 2006, NMFS reduced the
Pacific cod TAC in the BSAI after the Alaska Department of Fish and
Game (ADF&G) announced by emergency regulation a Pacific cod GHL, west
of 170 degrees west longitude in the Aleutian Islands subarea, equal to
three percent of the Pacific cod ABC in the BSAI (71 FR 13777, March
17, 2006).
On August 28, 2006, ADF&G announced the closure of the 2006 state
waters Pacific cod fishery, west of 170 degrees west longitude in the
Aleutian Islands subarea, effective 11:59 a.m. A.l.t., September 1,
2006. As of September 1, 2006, the Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS,
(Regional Administrator) has determined that ADF&G is making available
1,588 mt of unharvested Pacific cod from the Aleutian Islands state
waters Pacific cod fishery to the federal Pacific cod fisheries. As a
result, the Regional Administrator has determined, using the best
scientific information available, that the current 2006 TAC is
incorrectly specified because the transfer of unharvested state waters
GHL in the Aleutian Islands subarea to the federally managed fisheries
requires an increase to the 2006 TAC of Pacific cod in the BSAI. This
action will not exceed the
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2006 ABC of Pacific cod in the BSAI established in the 2006 and 2007
final harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (71 FR 10894,
March 3, 2006). Therefore, in accordance with Sec. 679.25(a)(1)(iii),
(a)(2)(i)(B) and (a)(2)(iv), the Regional Administrator adjusts the
2006 Pacific cod TAC in the BSAI.
Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(7), Tables 1, 2, 5, 12, and 14 of the
2006 and 2007 final harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI
(71 FR 10894, March 3, 2006) and adjustment (71 FR 13777, March 17,
2006) are revised for the 2006 Pacific cod TAC consistent with this
adjustment.
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TABLE 1--2006 AND 2007 OVERFISHING LEVEL (OFL), ACCEPTABLE BIOLOGICAL CATCH (ABC), TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH (TAC), INITIAL TAC (ITAC), AND CDQ RESERVE
ALLOCATION OF GROUNDFISH IN THE BSAI\1\
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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2006 2007
Species Area -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OFL ABC TAC ITAC\2\ CDQ\3\ OFL ABC TAC ITAC\2\ CDQ\3\
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Pollock\4\ BS\2\ 2,090,000 1,930,000 1,485,000 1,336,500 148,500 1,930,000 1,790,000 1,500,000 1,350,000 150,000
AI\2\ 39,100 29,400 19,000 17,100 1,900 39,100 29,400 19,000 17,100 1,900
Bogoslof 50,600 5,500 10 10 n/a 50,600 5,500 10 10 n/a
Pacific cod BSAI 230,000 194,000 189,768 161,302 14,233 176,000 148,000 143,560 122,026 10,767
Sablefish\5\ BS 3,680 3,060 2,820 2,327 388 3,260 2,700 2,700 1,148 101
AI 3,740 3,100 3,000 2,438 499 3,300 2,740 2,740 582 51
Atka mackerel BSAI 130,000 110,000 63,000 53,550 4,725 107,000 91,000 63,000 53,550 4,725
EAI/BS n/a 21,780 7,500 6,375 563 n/a 18,020 7,500 6,375 563
CAI n/a 46,860 40,000 34,000 3,000 n/a 38,760 38,000 32,300 2,850
WAI n/a 41,360 15,500 13,175 1,163 n/a 34,220 17,500 14,875 1,313
Yellowfin sole BSAI 144,000 121,000 95,701 81,346 7,178 137,000 116,000 107,641 91,495 8,073
Rock sole BSAI 150,000 126,000 41,500 35,275 3,113 145,000 122,000 44,000 37,400 3,300
Greenland turbot BSAI 14,200 2,740 2,740 2,329 206 13,400 2,630 2,630 2,236 197
BS n/a 1,890 1,890 1,607 142 n/a 1,815 1,815 1,543 136
AI n/a 850 850 723 64 n/a 815 815 693 61
Arrowtooth BSAI 166,000 136,000 13,000 11,050 975 174,000 142,000 18,000 15,300 1,350
flounder
Flathead sole BSAI 71,800 59,800 19,500 16,575 1,463 67,900 56,600 22,000 18,700 1,650
Other flatfish\6\ BSAI 24,200 18,100 3,500 2,975 263 24,200 18,100 5,000 4,250 375
Alaska plaice BSAI 237,000 188,000 8,000 6,800 600 231,000 183,000 15,000 12,750 1,125
Pacific ocean BSAI 17,600 14,800 12,600 10,710 945 17,600 14,800 14,800 12,580 1,110
perch
BS n/a 2,960 1,400 1,190 105 n/a 2,960 2,960 2,516 222
EAI n/a 3,256 3,080 2,618 231 n/a 3,256 3,256 2,768 244
CAI n/a 3,212 3,035 2,580 228 n/a 3,212 3,212 2,730 241
WAI n/a 5,372 5,085 4,322 381 n/a 5,375 5,372 4,566 403
Northern rockfish BSAI 10,100 8,530 4,500 3,825 338 9,890 8,320 5,000 4,250 375
Shortraker BSAI 774 580 580 493 44 774 580 580 493 44
rockfish
Rougheye rockfish BSAI 299 224 224 190 17 299 224 224 190 17
Other rockfish\7\ BSAI 1,870 1,400 1,050 893 79 1,870 1,400 1,400 1,190 105
BS n/a 810 460 391 35 n/a 810 810 689 61
AI n/a 590 590 502 44 n/a 590 590 502 44
Squid BSAI 2,620 1,970 1,275 1,084 n/a 2,620 1,970 1,275 1,084 n/a
Other species\8\ BSAI 89,404 58,882 29,000 24,650 2,175 89,404 62,950 27,000 22,950 2,025
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TOTAL ............ 3,476,987 3,013,086 1,995,768 1,771,423 187,641 3,224,217 2,799,914 1,995,560 1,769,284 187,290
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\1\These amounts apply to the entire BSAI management area unless otherwise specified. With the exception of pollock, and for the purpose of these
harvest specifications, the Bering Sea (BS) subarea includes the Bogoslof District.
\2\Except for pollock and the portion of the sablefish TAC allocated to hook-and-line and pot gear, 15 percent of each TAC is put into a reserve. The
ITAC for each species is the remainder of the TAC after the subtraction of these reserves.
\3\Except for pollock, squid and the hook-and-line or pot gear allocation of sablefish, one half of the amount of the TACs placed in reserve, or 7.5
percent of the TACs, is designated as a CDQ reserve for use by CDQ participants (see Sec. Sec. 679.20(b)(1)(iii) and 679.31).
\4\Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(1), the annual Bering Sea pollock TAC after subtraction for the CDQ directed fishing allowance - 10 percent and
the ICA - 3.35 percent, is further allocated by sector for a directed pollock fishery as follows: inshore - 50 percent; catcher/processor - 40
percent; and motherships - 10 percent. Pursuant to Sec. 679.20(a)(5)(iii)(B)(2)(i) and (ii), the annual AI pollock TAC, after subtracting first for
the CDQ directed fishing allowance - 10 percent and second for the ICA - 1,800 mt, is allocated to the Aleut Corporation for a directed pollock
fishery.
\5\Twenty percent of the sablefish TAC allocated to hook-and-line gear or pot gear and 7.5 percent of the sablefish TAC allocated to trawl gear is
reserved for use by CDQ participants (see Sec. 679.20(b)(1)(iii)).
\6\ ``Other flatfish'' includes all flatfish species, except for halibut (a prohibited species), flathead sole, Greenland turbot, rock sole, yellowfin
sole, arrowtooth flounder and Alaska plaice.
\7\ ``Other rockfish'' includes all Sebastes and Sebastolobus species except for Pacific ocean perch, northern, shortraker, and rougheye rockfish.
\8\``Other species'' includes sculpins, sharks, skates and octopus. Forage fish, as defined at Sec. 679.2, are not included in the ``other species''
category.
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TABLE 2--2006 AND 2007 APPORTIONMENT OF RESERVES TO ITAC CATEGORIES
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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2006 2006 2007 2007
Species--area or subarea Reserve Final Reserve Final
amount ITAC amount ITAC
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Atka mackerel--Eastern Aleutian 563 6,938 563 6,938
District and Bering Sea
subarea
Atka mackerel--Central Aleutian 3,000 37,000 2,850 35,150
District
Atka mackerel--Western Aleutian 1,163 14,338 1,313 16,188
District
Pacific ocean perch--Eastern 231 2,849 244 3,012
Aleutian District
Pacific ocean perch--Central 228 2,808 241 2,971
Aleutian District
Pacific ocean perch--Western 381 4,703 403 4,969
Aleutian District
Pacific cod--BSAI 14,233 175,535 10,767 132,793
Shortraker rockfish BSAI 44 537 44 537
Rougheye rockfish BSAI 17 207 17 207
Northern rockfish-BSAI 338 4,163 375 4,625
Other rockfish--Bering Sea 35 426 61 750
subarea
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Total 20,233 249,504 16,878 208,140
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TABLE 5--2006 AND 2007 GEAR SHARES AND SEASONAL ALLOWANCES OF THE BSAI PACIFIC COD ITAC
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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2006 2006 2006 2006 Seasonal 2007 2007 2007 2007 Seasonal
Share of Subtotal Share of apportionment\1\ Share of Subtotal Share of apportionment\1\
Gear Sector Percent gear percentages gear ----------------------------- gear percentages gear --------------------------
sector for gear sector sector for gear sector
total sectors total Date Amount total sectors total Date Amount
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Total hook-and- 51 89,523 n/a n/a n/a n/a 67,724 n/a n/a n/a n/a
line/pot gear
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Hook-and-line/ n/a n/a n/a 500 n/a n/a n/a n/a 500 n/a n/a
pot ICA
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Hook-and-line/ n/a 89,023 n/a n/a n/a n/a 67,224 n/a n/a n/a n/a
pot sub-total
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Hook-and-line C/ n/a n/a 80 71,218 Jan 1-Jun 10 42,731 n/a 80 53,780 Jan 1-Jun 10 32,268
P Jun 10-Dec 31 28,487 Jun 10-Dec 31 21,512
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Hook-and-line n/a n/a 0.3 267 Jan 1-Jun 10 160 n/a 0.3 202 Jan 1-Jun 10 121
CV Jun 10-Dec 31 107 Jun 10-Dec 31 81
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Pot C/P n/a n/a 3.3 2,938 Jan 1-Jun 10 1,763 n/a 3.3 2,218 Jan 1-Jun 10 1,331
Sept 1-Dec 31 1,175 Sept 1-Dec 31 887
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Pot CV n/a n/a 15 13,354 Jan 1-Jun 10 8,012 n/a 15 10,084 Jan 1-Jun 10 6,050
Sept 1-Dec 31 5,342 Sept 1-Dec 31 4,033
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CV < 60 feet n/a n/a 1.4 1,246 n/a n/a n/a 1.4 941 n/a n/a
LOA using Hook-
and-line or
Pot gear
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Total Trawl 47 82,502 n/a n/a n/a n/a 62,413 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Gear
Trawl CV ........ ......... 50 41,251 Jan 20-Apr 1 28,876 ......... 50 31,206 Jan 20-Apr 1 21,844
........ ......... ............ n/a Apr 1-Jun 10 4,125 ......... ............ n/a Apr 1-Jun 10 3,121
........ ......... ............ n/a Jun 10-Nov 1 8,250 ......... ............ n/a Jun 10-Nov 1 6,241
Trawl CP ........ ......... 50 41,251 Jan 20-Apr 1 20,626 ......... 50 31,206 Jan 20-Apr 1 15,603
........ ......... ............ n/a Apr 1-Jun 10 12,375 ......... ............ n/a Apr 1-Jun 10 9,362
........ ......... ............ n/a Jun 10-Nov 1 8,250 ......... ............ n/a Jun 10-Nov 1 6,241
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Jig 2 3,510 n/a n/a Jan 1-Apr 30 1,405 2,656 n/a n/a Jan 1-Apr 30 1,062
........ ......... n/a n/a Apr 30-Aug 31 701 ......... n/a n/a Apr 30-Aug 31 531
........ ......... n/a n/a Aug 31-Dec 31 1,404 ......... n/a n/a Aug 31-Dec 31 1,062
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Total 100 175,535 n/a n/a n/a n/a 132,793 n/a n/a n/a n/a
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\1\For most non-trawl gear the first season is allocated 60 percent of the ITAC and the second season is allocated 40 percent of the ITAC. For jig gear,
the first season and third seasons are each allocated 40 percent of the ITAC and the second season is allocated 20 percent of the ITAC. No seasonal
harvest constraints are imposed for the Pacific cod fishery by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear. For
trawl gear, the first season is allocated 60 percent of the ITAC and the second and third seasons are each allocated 20 percent of the ITAC. The trawl
catcher vessels' allocation is further allocated as 70 percent in the first season, 10 percent in the second season and 20 percent in the third
season. The trawl catcher/processors' allocation is allocated 50 percent in the first season, 30 percent in the second season and 20 percent in the
third season. Any unused portion of a seasonal Pacific cod allowance will be reapportioned to the next seasonal allowance.
TABLE 12--2006 AND 2007 LISTED BSAI AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT CATCHER/PROCESSOR GROUNDFISH SIDEBOARD LIMITS
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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1995 - 1997
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Ratio of 2006 ITAC 2006 C/P 2007 ITAC 2007 C/P
Target species Area Retained Total retained available to sideboard available to sideboard
catch catch catch to trawl C/Ps limit trawl C/Ps limit
total catch
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Pacific cod trawl BSAI 12,424 48,177 0.258 41,251 10,643 31,206 8,051
Sablefish trawl BS 8 497 0.016 1,199 19 1,148 18
AI 0 145 0.000 638 0 582 0
Atka mackerel Central AI n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
A season\1\ n/a n/a 0.115 18,500 2,128 17,575 2,021
HLA n/ait\2\ n/a n/a 11,100 1,277 10,545 1,213
B season\1\ n/a n/a 0.115 18,500 2,128 17,575 2,021
HLA n/ait\2\ n/a n/a 11,100 1,277 10,545 1,213
Western AI n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
A season\1\ n/a n/a 0.200 7,169 1,434 8,094 1,619
HLA n/ait\2\ n/a n/a 4,301 860 4,856 971
B season\1\ n/a n/a 0.200 7,169 1,434 8,094 1,619
HLA n/ait\2\ n/a n/a 4,301 860 4,856 971
Yellowfin sole BSAI 100,192 435,788 0.230 81,346 18,710 91,495 21,044
Rock sole BSAI 6,317 169,362 0.037 35,275 1,305 37,400 1,384
Greenland turbot BS 121 17,305 0.007 1,607 11 1,543 11
AI 23 4,987 0.005 723 4 693 3
Arrowtooth flounder BSAI 76 33,987 0.002 11,050 22 15,300 31
Flathead sole BSAI 1,925 52,755 0.036 16,575 597 18,700 673
Alaska plaice BSAI 14 9,438 0.001 6,800 7 12,750 13
Other flatfish BSAI 3,058 52,298 0.058 2,975 173 4,250 247
Pacific ocean perch BS 12 4,879 0.002 1,190 2 2,516 5
Eastern AI 125 6,179 0.020 2,849 57 3,012 60
Central AI 3 5,698 0.001 2,808 3 2,971 3
Western AI 54 13,598 0.004 4,703 19 4,969 20
Northern rockfish BSAI 91 13,040 0.007 4,163 29 4,625 32
Shortraker rockfish BSAI 50 2,811 0.018 537 10 537 10
Rougheye rockfish BSAI 50 2,811 0.018 207 4 207 4
Other rockfish BS 18 621 0.029 426 12 750 22
AI 22 806 0.027 502 14 502 14
Squid BSAI 73 3,328 0.022 1,084 24 1,084 24
Other species BSAI 553 68,672 0.008 24,650 197 22,950 184
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\1\The seasonal apportionment of Atka mackerel in the open access fishery is 50 percent in the A season and 50 percent in the B season. Listed AFA
catcher/processors are limited to harvesting no more than zero in the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea subarea, 20 percent of the annual ITAC
specified for the Western Aleutian District, and 11.5 percent of the annual ITAC specified for the Central Aleutian District.
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\2\ Harvest Limit Area (HLA) limit refers to the amount of each seasonal allowance that is available for fishing inside the HLA (see Sec. 679.2). In
2006 and 2007, 60 percent of each seasonal allowance is available for fishing inside the HLA in the Western and Central Aleutian Districts.
TABLE 14--2006 AND 2007 BSAI AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT CATCHER VESSEL SIDEBOARD LIMITS
[Amounts are in metric tons]
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Ratio of 1995- 2006 Catcher 2007 Catcher
Fishery by area/season/ 1997 AFA CV 2006 vessel 2007 vessel
Species processor/gear catch to 1995- initial sideboard initial sideboard
1997 TAC TAC limits TAC limits
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Pacific cod BSAI n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Jig gear 0.0000 3,510 0 2,656 0
Hook-and-line CV n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Jan 1 - Jun 10 0.0006 160 0 121 0
Jun 10 - Dec 31 0.0006 107 0 81 0
Pot gear CV n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Jan 1 - Jun 10 0.0006 8,013 5 6,050 4
Sept 1 - Dec 31 0.0006 5,341 3 4,033 2
CV < 60 feet LOA0.0006 1,245 1 941 1
hook-and-line or pot
gear
Trawl gear CV n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Jan 20 - Apr 1 0.8609 28,876 24,859 21,844 18,805
Apr 1 - Jun 10 0.8609 4,125 3,551 3,121 2,687
Jun 10 - Nov 1 0.8609 8,250 7,102 6,241 5,373
Sablefish BS trawl gear 0.0906 1,199 109 1,148 104
AI trawl gear 0.0645 638 41 582 38
Atka mackerel Eastern AI/BS n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Jig gear 0.0031 69 0 69 0
Other gear n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Jan 1 - Apr 15 0.0032 3,434 11 3,434 11
Sept 1 - Nov 1 0.0032 3,434 11 3,434 11
Central AI n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Jan - Apr 15 0.0001 18,500 2 17,575 2
HLA 0.0001 11,100 1 10,545 1
Sept 1 - Nov 1 0.0001 18,500 2 17,575 2
HLA 0.0001 11,100 1 10,545 1
Western AI n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Jan - Apr 15 0.0000 7,169 0 8,094 0
HLA n/ait 4,301 0 4,856 0
Sept 1 - Nov 1 0.0000 7,169 0 8,094 0
HLA n/ait 4,301 0 4,856 0
Yellowfin sole BSAI 0.0647 81,346 5,263 91,495 5,920
Rock sole BSAI 0.0341 35,275 1,203 37,400 1,275
Greenland Turbot BS 0.0645 1,607 104 1,543 100
AI 0.0205 723 15 693 14
Arrowtooth flounder BSAI 0.0690 11,050 762 15,300 1,056
Alaska plaice BSAI 0.0441 6,800 300 12,750 562
Other flatfish BSAI 0.0441 2,975 131 4,250 187
Pacific ocean perch BS 0.1000 1,190 119 2,516 252
Eastern AI 0.0077 2,849 22 3,012 23
Central AI 0.0025 2,808 7 2,971 7
Western AI 0.0000 4,703 0 4,969 0
Northern rockfish BSAI 0.0084 4,163 35 4,625 39
Shortraker rockfish BSAI 0.0037 537 2 537 2
Rougheye rockfish BSAI 0.0037 207 1 207 1
Other rockfish BS 0.0048 426 2 750 4
AI 0.0095 502 5 502 5
Squid BSAI 0.3827 1,084 415 1,084 415
Other species BSAI 0.0541 24,650 1,334 22,950 1,242
Flathead Sole BS trawl gear 0.0505 16,575 837 18,700 944
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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 adjustment of the 2006 Pacific cod TAC in the BSAI.
ADF&G announced the closure of the state waters Pacific cod fishery in
the Aleutian Islands subarea, effective 11:59 a.m., A.l.t, September 1,
2006. Since the 2006 fisheries are currently underway, it is necessary
to immediately adjust the TACs to allow harvest of additional Pacific
cod in the BSAI. Immediate adjustment is necessary to allow for the
orderly conduct and efficient operation of this fishery, allow the
industry to
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plan for the remainder of the 2006 fishing season, and avoid potential
disruption to the fishing fleet and processors.
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.
Under Sec. 679.25(c)(2), interested persons are invited to submit
written comments on this action to the above address until October 4,
2006.
This action is required by Sec. 679.20 and Sec. 679.25 and is
exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 18, 2006.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 06-8074 Filed 9-19-06; 1:45 pm]
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