IB 05-68: NMFS Notifies Vessels of Assignments for B Season Harvest Limit Area Fisheries in Areas 542 and 543

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is notifying owners and operators of registered vessels of their assignments for the B season Atka mackerel fishery in harvest limit areas (HLA) in areas 542 and/or 543 of the Aleutian Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) according to Susan Salveson, Acting-Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.

Vessels authorized to participate in the first HLA directed fishery in area 542 and/or in the second HLA directed fishery in area 543 in accordance with 50 CFR 679.20(a)(8)(iii) are as follows: Federal Fishery Permit number (FFP) 3835 Seafisher, FFP 3400 Alaska Ranger, FFP 1879 American No. 1, FFP 4093 Alaska Victory, and FFP 3819 Alaska Spirit.

Vessels authorized to participate in the first HLA directed fishery in area 543 and/or the second HLA directed fishery in area 542 in accordance with 50 CFR 679.20(a)(8)(iii) are as follows: FFP 2134 Ocean Peace, FFP 2443 Alaska Juris, FFP 3423 Alaska Warrior, FFP 2800 US Intrepid, and FFP 2733 Seafreeze Alaska.

This action is necessary to allow the harvest of the B season Atka mackerel HLA limits for areas 542 and 543 and to prevent exceeding B season allowances and limits of Atka mackerel and is issued pursuant to 50 CFR 679.20(a)(8)(iii)(B)(2).