{"abstract":"NMFS publishes regulations to implement Amendment 93 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP). The regulations apply exclusively to the directed pollock trawl fisheries in the Central and Western Reporting Areas of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) (Central and Western GOA). Amendment 93 establishes separate prohibited species catch (PSC) limits in the Central and Western GOA for Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), which would cause NMFS to close the directed pollock fishery in the Central or Western regulatory areas of the GOA, if the applicable limit is reached. This action also requires retention of salmon by all vessels in the Central and Western GOA pollock fisheries until the catch is delivered to a processing facility where an observer is provided the opportunity to count the number of salmon and to collect scientific data or biological samples from the salmon. This action makes several revisions to the Prohibited Species Donation (PSD) program. Amendment 93 is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the FMP, and other applicable laws.","action":"Final rule and notice of approval of an FMP amendment.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2012/07/20/2012-17747.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":902,"title":15},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":679,"title":50},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":680,"title":50}],"citation":"77 FR 42629","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective August 25, 2012, except for: 50 CFR 679.21(h)(2) will be effective January 1, 2013, and 50 CFR 679.21(h)(3) will be effective August 25, 2012, until November 1, 2012.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 110627357-2209-03"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2012-17747","effective_on":"2012-08-25","end_page":42637,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2012/07/20/2012-17747.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/07/20/2012-17747/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-chinook-salmon-bycatch-management-in-the-gulf-of","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2012-17747?publication_date=2012-07-20","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2012-07-20/2012-17747/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":9,"page_views":{"count":287,"last_updated":"2026-09-21 12:15:06 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-07-20/pdf/2012-17747.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2012-17747.pdf?1342702439","publication_date":"2012-07-20","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2012/07/20/2012-17747.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0648-BB24":{"issue":"201110","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0648-BB24/amendment-93-to-implement-chinook-salmon-prohibited-species-catch-limits-in-the-gulf-of-alaska-pollo","title":"Amendment 93 To Implement Chinook Salmon Prohibited Species Catch Limits in the Gulf of Alaska Pollock Fishery","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201110&RIN=0648-BB24&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0648-BB24"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Final Environmental Assessment/ Regulatory Impact Review/ Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Amendment 93 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2011-0156-0010"},{"title":"GOA FMP 93 Text","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2011-0156-0003"},{"title":"EA/RIR/IRFA SEP 2011","document_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2011-0156-0002"}],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0648-BB24/amendment-93-to-implement-chinook-salmon-prohibited-species-catch-limits-in-the-gulf-of-alaska-pollo","title":"Amendment 93 To Implement Chinook Salmon Prohibited Species Catch Limits in the Gulf of Alaska Pollock Fishery"},"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=NOAA-NMFS-2011-0156","supporting_documents_count":3,"docket_id":"NOAA-NMFS-2011-0156","regulation_id_number":"0648-BB24","title":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management in the Gulf of Alaska Pollock Fishery; Amendment 93","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2012-08-09T08:05:07Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":42629,"subtype":null,"title":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management in the Gulf of Alaska Pollock Fishery; Amendment 93","toc_doc":"Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management in the Gulf of Alaska Pollock Fishery; Amendment 93","toc_subject":"Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:","topics":["Alaska","Fisheries","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Rule","volume":77}