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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2005 and 2006 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish; Correction

A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 03/11/2005

Published Document: 05-4838 (70 FR 12143)

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  1. 50 CFR Part 679
  2. [Docket No. 041126332-5039-02; I.D. 112204C]

AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:

Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY:

This document corrects a February 24, 2005, final rule that implements 2005 and 2006 harvest specifications, reserves, and apportionments thereof, Pacific halibut prohibited species catch (PSC) limits, and associated management measures for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). Specifically, this document corrects errors in Tables 12 and 13 to the final specifications.

DATES:

Effective at 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), February 24, 2005, through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2006.

ADDRESSES:

Copies of the Final Environmental Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis prepared for this action are available from Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, Attn: Lori Durall, or from the Alaska Region website at www.fakr.noaa.gov.

Copies of the final 2004 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation report for the groundfish resources of the GOA, dated November 2004, are available from the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, West 4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99510-2252, (907-271-2809) or from its website at www.fakr.noaa.gov/​npfmc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Furuness, 907-586-7228, or e-mail at .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

NMFS published 2005 and 2006 harvest specifications, reserves, and apportionments thereof, Pacific halibut PSC limits, and associated management measures for the groundfish fishery of the GOA on February 24, 2005 (70 FR 8958). That rule lists sideboard limitations for non-exempt American Fisheries Act catcher vessels in the GOA. This document corrects the final rule by reflecting accurately all of the ( printed page 12144) allocations and seasons for 2005 and 2006.

Correction

As published, final rule FR Doc. 05-3581, February 24, 2005 (70 FR 8958) contains errors and needs to be corrected. This action corrects Table 12 (70 FR 8972) and Table 13 (70 FR 8973) to change the dates for the pollock seasons. For the A Season, the dates are January 20 - March 10, and for the C Season, the dates are August 25 - October 1. The corrected Table 13 changes the species names for the second allocation for shortraker rockfish to rougheye rockfish and for the big and longnose skates allocation to longnose skates. Both tables are corrected and reprinted below for the convenience of all interested readers.

Table 12—Final 2005 GOA Non-Exempt American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel (CV) Groundfish Harvest Sideboard Limitations

(Values are in metric tons)
Species Apportionments and allocations by area/season/processor/gear Ratio of 1995-1997 non-exempt AFA CV catch to 1995-1997 TAC 2005 TAC 2005 non-exempt AFA catcher vessel sideboard
Pollock A Season (W/C areas only) January 20 - March 10      
  Shumagin (610) 0.6112 5,035 3,077
  Chirikof (620) 0.1427 11,692 1,668
  Kodiak (630) 0.2438 4,148 1,011
  B Season (W/C areas only) March 10 - May 31      
  Shumagin (610) 0.6112 5,035 3,077
  Chirikof (620) 0.1427 13,820 1,972
  Kodiak (630) 0.2438 2,021 493
  C Season (W/C areas only) August 25 - October 1      
  Shumagin (610) 0.6112 10,155 6,207
  Chirikof (620) 0.1427 4,446 634
  Kodiak (630) 0.2438 6,274 1,530
  D Season (W/C areas only) October 1 - November 1      
  Shumagin (610) 0.6112 10,155 6,207
  Chirikof (620) 0.1427 4,446 634
  Kodiak (630) 0.2438 6,275 1,530
  Annual      
  WYK (640) 0.3499 1,688 591
  SEO (650) 0.3499 6,520 2,281
Pacific cod A Season1 January 1 - June 10      
  W inshore 0.1423 8,471 1,205
  W offshore 0.1026 941 97
  C inshore 0.0722 13,547 978
  C offshore 0.0721 1,505 109
  B Season2 September 1 - December 31      
  W inshore 0.1423 5,647 804
  W offshore 0.1026 628 64
  C inshore 0.0722 9,031 652
  C offshore 0.0721 1,003 72
  Annual      
  E inshore 0.0079 3,294 26
  E offshore 0.0078 366 3
Flatfish deep-water W 0.0000 330 0
  C 0.0670 3,340 224
  E 0.0171 3,150 54
Rex sole W 0.0010 1,680 2
  C 0.0402 7,340 295
  E 0.0153 3,630 56
Flathead sole W 0.0036 2,000 7
  C 0.0261 5,000 131
  E 0.0048 3,390 16
( printed page 12145)
Flatfish shallow-water W 0.0156 4,500 70
  C 0.0598 13,000 777
  E 0.0126 3,240 41
Arrowtooth flounder W 0.0021 8,000 17
  C 0.0309 25,000 773
  E 0.0020 5,000 10
Sablefish W trawl gear 0.0000 508 0
  C trawl gear 0.0720 1,450 104
  E trawl gear 0.0488 307 15
Pacific ocean perch W 0.0623 2,567 160
  C 0.0866 8,535 739
  E 0.0466 2,473 115
Shortraker rockfish W 0.0000 155 0
  C 0.0237 324 8
  E 0.0124 274 3
Rougheye rockfish W 0.0000 188 0
  C 0.0237 557 13
  E 0.0124 282 3
Other rockfish W 0.0034 40 0
  C 0.2065 300 62
  E 0.0000 330 0
Northern rockfish W 0.0003 808 0
  C 0.0336 4,283 144
Pelagic shelf rockfish W 0.0001 377 0
  C 0.0000 3,067 0
  E 0.0067 1,109 7
Thornyhead rockfish W 0.0308 410 13
  C 0.0308 1,010 31
  E 0.0308 520 16
Big skates W 0.0090 727 7
  C 0.0090 2,463 22
  E 0.0090 809 7
Longnose skates W 0.0090 66 1
  C 0.0090 1,972 18
  E 0.0090 780 7
Other skates GW 0.0090 1,327 12
Demersal shelf rockfish SEO 0.0020 410 1
Atka mackerel Gulfwide 0.0309 600 19
Other species Gulfwide 0.0090 13,871 125
1 The Pacific cod A season for trawl gear does not open until January 20.
2 The Pacific cod B season for trawl gear closes November 1.
( printed page 12146)

Table 13—Final 2006 GOA Non-Exempt American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel (CV) Groundfish Harvest Sideboard Limitations

(Values are in metric tons)
Species Apportionments and allocations by area/season/processor/gear Ratio of 1995-1997 non-exempt AFA CV catch to 1995-1997 TAC 2006 TAC 2006 non-exempt AFA catcher vessel sideboard
Pollock A Season (W/C areas only) January 20 - March 10      
  Shumagin (610) 0.6112 5,047 3,085
  Chirikof (620) 0.1427 11,719 1,672
  Kodiak (630) 0.2438 4,159 1,014
  B Season (W/C areas only) March 10 - May 31      
  Shumagin (610) 0.6112 5,047 3,085
  Chirikof (620) 0.1427 13,852 1,977
  Kodiak (630) 0.2438 2,026 494
  C Season (W/C areas only) August 25 - October 1      
  Shumagin (610) 0.6112 10,179 6,221
  Chirikof (620) 0.1427 4,457 636
  Kodiak (630) 0.2438 6,289 1,533
  D Season (W/C areas only) October 1 - November 1      
  Shumagin (610) 0.6112 10,179 6,221
  Chirikof (620) 0.1427 4,457 636
  Kodiak (630) 0.2438 6,288 1,533
  Annual      
  WYK (640) 0.3499 1,691 592
  SEO (650) 0.3499 6,520 2,281
Pacific cod A Season1 January 1 - June 10      
  W inshore 0.1423 7,450 1,060
  W offshore 0.1026 828 85
  C inshore 0.0722 11,914 860
  C offshore 0.0721 1,324 95
  B Season2 September 1 - December 31      
  W inshore 0.1423 4,967 707
  W offshore 0.1026 552 51
  C inshore 0.0722 7,944 574
  C offshore 0.0721 882 64
  Annual      
  E inshore 0.0079 2,897 23
  E offshore 0.0078 322 3
Flatfish deep-water W 0.0000 330 0
  C 0.0670 3,340 224
  E 0.0171 3,150 54
Rex sole W 0.0010 1,680 2
  C 0.0402 7,340 295
  E 0.0153 3,630 56
Flathead sole W 0.0036 2,000 7
  C 0.0261 5,000 131
  E 0.0048 3,212 15
Flatfish shallow-water W 0.0156 4,500 70
  C 0.0598 13,000 777
  E 0.0126 3,240 41
Arrowtooth flounder W 0.0021 8,000 17
  C 0.0309 25,000 773
  E 0.0020 5,000 10
( printed page 12147)
Sablefish W trawl gear 0.0000 481 0
  C trawl gear 0.0720 1,374 99
  E trawl gear 0.0488 291 14
Pacific ocean perch W 0.0623 2,525 157
  C 0.0866 8,375 725
  E 0.0466 2,392 111
Shortraker rockfish W 0.0000 155 0
  C 0.0237 324 8
  E 0.0124 274 3
Rougheye rockfish W 0.0000 188 0
  C 0.0237 557 13
  E 0.0124 282 3
Other rockfish W 0.0034 40 0
  C 0.2065 300 62
  E 0.0000 330 0
Northern rockfish W 0.0003 755 0
  C 0.0336 3,995 134
Demersal shelf rockfish SEO 0.0020 410 1
Atka mackerel Gulfwide 0.0309 600 19
Other species Gulfwide 0.0090 13,525 122
1 The Pacific cod A season for trawl gear does not open until January 20.
2 The Pacific cod B season for trawl gear closes November 1.

All other information previously published remains the same.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: March 7, 2005.

Rebecca Lent

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 05-4838 Filed 3-10-05; 8:45 am]

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Published Document: 05-4838 (70 FR 12143)