The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is reallocating the projected unused amount (7,000 metric tons) of Bering Sea subarea pollock from the incidental catch allowance to the directed fisheries according to Susan Salveson, Acting-Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
The revised tables can be found at:
Table 3: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/specs05_06/BSAItable3.pdf (broken link)
Table 10: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/specs05_06/BSAItable10.pdf (broken link)
Fishermen are reminded that all actions and closures remain in full force and effect. This reallocation does not rescind or modify closures to directed fishing or actions prohibiting retention of a groundfish species.
This action is taken pursuant to 50 CFR 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(_1_) and the American Fisheries Act (Public Law 105-277, Division C, Title II). This information bulletin only provides notice of a regulatory change. For the purposes of complying with the regulatory change, you are advised to see the actual text of the regulation in the Code of Federal Regulations.
IB 05-81: NMFS Reallocates Pollock from the Incidental Catch Allowance to the Directed Fisheries for Pollock in the Bering Sea Subarea
August 31, 2005 - 9:30 a.m.
Notice of a fishery management action.
