NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE Last Update Fishery Management Division 27-Dec-1993 Juneau, Alaska 11:30a 1993 FEDERAL GROUNDFISH FISHERIES CLOSURES OFF ALASKA (i) In Effect During 1993 Fishing Year REF SUB-AREA(S) GEAR SPECIES STATUS EFFECTIVE REF CAUSE # (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) FROM THRU NUM (vi) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREAS CLOSED FOR MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION: 1 Rookeries ALL ALL C 01/01 12/31 (vii) REG 2 BS ALL ALL C 04/01 09/30 (xi) REG 3 Ugamak Island TRW ALL C 03/15 04/15 REG OTHER BSAI CLOSURES: 1 512 TRW ALL C 01/01 12/31 (ix) REG 2 516 TRW ALL C 03/15 06/15 (ix) REG 3 ALL ALL MISC.FLATS & GTRB B 01/01 05/01 (xii) REG 4 HSA 3 TRW RSOLE B 01/01 03/01 (viii) HERR 5 ALL TRW ALL C 01/01 01/20 REG 6 Bogoslof ALL PLCK B 01/01 12/31 (x) SPEC 7 BS ALL OTHER ROCKFISH B 01/20 12/31 SPEC 8 AI ALL SR/RE P 02/11 02/11 TAC 9 AI TRW SR/RE B 02/11 12/31 TAC 10 ALL ALL ROCK B 02/11 12/31 TAC 11 ALL ALL ARTH B 02/11 12/31 TAC 12 ALL TRW GTRB B 05/01 07/03 HLBT 13 ALL TRW SABL B 02/11 07/03 HLBT 14 ALL TRW All Rockfish B 02/11 04/04 HLBT 15 Zone 1 TRW GTRB,SABL,ALL ROCKS B 02/11 12/31 HLBT 16 Zone 1 TRW RSOLE/OFLAT B 02/16 12/31 RKC 17 ALL NPT PLCK B 02/19 06/01 HLBT 18 BS OSH PLCK "A" SEASON B 02/22 06/01 TAC 19 ALL TRW RSOLE/OFLAT B 02/26 04/04 HLBT 20 ALL ALL AMCK B 03/11 08/11 TAC 21 AI ALL SR/RE B 03/17 12/31 TAC 22 BS ISH PLCK "A" SEASON B 03/24 06/01 TAC 23 AI OSH PLCK B 03/31 12/31 TAC 24 AI ALL SR/RE P 03/31 12/31 OF 25 AI ISH PLCK B 04/09 10/04 TAC 26 AI ALL POP B 04/22 08/09 TAC 27 BS ALL POP B 04/26 12/31 TAC 28 ALL TRW PCOD B 04/28 12/31 HLBT 29 ALL TRW All Rockfish B 05/04 07/04 HLBT 30 ALL ALL PCOD B 05/11 12/31 TAC 31 ALL TRW RSOLE/OFLAT B 05/21 06/23 HLBT 32 ALL ALL PLCK B 06/01 08/15 REG 33 Zone 1 NPT PLCK B 05/21 12/31 RKC 34 Zone 2 NPT PLCK B 05/14 12/31 BTC 35 BS ALL POP P 06/07 12/31 OF 36 ALL TRW YSOL B 06/21 08/01 HLBT 37 ALL ALL GTRB B 06/24 12/31 TAC 38 BS ALL SRSN B 07/04 12/31 TAC 39 BS ALL SRSN P 07/20 12/31 OF 40 ALL ALL GTRB P 07/20 12/31 OF 41 Zone 2 TRW RSOLE/OFLAT B 08/09 12/31 BTCR 42 BS,541 ALL AMCK B 08/11 12/31 TAC 43 AI ALL POP B 08/19 10/22 TAC 44 ALL NPT PLCK B 08/25 09/29 HLBT 45 BS,541 ALL AMCK P 09/03 12/31 OF 46 BS (Note xiii) ALL ALL C 09/07 12/31 OF 47 BS OSH PLCK "B" SEASON B 09/22 12/15 TAC 48 BS ISH PLCK "B" SEASON B 10/03 12/31 TAC 49 AI ISH PLCK B 10/08 12/31 TAC 50 AI HAL SABL B 10/28 12/31 TAC 51 542 ALL AMCK B 11/01 12/31 TAC 52 ALL ALL PCOD P 11/07 12/31 OF 53 AI ALL POP B 11/09 12/31 TAC 54 BS OSH PLCK B 12/29 12/31 TAC OTHER GOA CLOSURES: REF SUB-AREA(S) GEAR SPECIES STATUS EFFECTIVE REF CAUSE # (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) FROM THRU NUM (vi) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ALL TRW ALL C 01/01 01/20 REG 2 ALL TRW SABL B 01/01 12/31 TAC 3 ALL POT,OTHER SABL P 01/01 12/31 REG 4 ALL HAL SABL B 01/01 05/15 REG 5 ALL TRW Rockfish B 01/01 06/28 REG 6 61 ALL SR/RE B 01/01 12/31 TAC 7 61,62,63 OSH PCOD B 01/01 11/15 TAC 8 64,65 OSH PCOD B 01/01 12/31 TAC 9 61 ALL Other Species B 01/01 03/29 TAC 10 ALL OSH PLCK B 01/01 12/31 TAC 11 62 ALL PLCK B 02/25 03/29 TAC 12 63 ALL PLCK B 02/25 03/29 TAC 13 61 ISH PCOD B 03/09 12/31 TAC 14 61 ALL PLCK B 03/24 06/01 TAC 15 62,63 ISH PCOD B 03/24 12/31 TAC 16 ALL TRW ALL(Ex pel. PLCK) C 03/24 03/29 HLBT 17 64,65 ALL SRRE B 03/29 12/31 REG 18 61 ALL ROCK B 03/29 12/31 REG 19 64,65 ALL NORK B 03/29 12/31 REG 20 ALL INS PLCK B 03/29 06/01 REG 21 61 ALL OTHER B 04/02 12/31 TAC 22 ALL TRW ALL(Ex pel. PLCK) C 04/19 06/28 HLBT 23 65 HAL SABL B 05/24 12/31 TAC 24 64 HAL SABL B 05/30 12/31 TAC 25 62,63 HAL SABL B 06/03 12/31 TAC 26 ALL HAL ALL (Except DSR) C 06/04 08/31 HLBT 27 61 ALL PLCK B 06/14 07/01 TAC 28 62 ALL PLCK B 06/18 07/01 TAC 29 62,63 ALL SRRE B 06/21 12/31 TAC 30 ALL ALL POP B 06/23 12/31 TAC 31 63 ALL PLCK B 06/24 07/01 TAC 32 ALL ALL TYHD B 06/28 12/31 TAC 33 62 ALL PLCK B 07/05 08/09 TAC 34 62,63 ALL NORK B 07/09 12/31 TAC 35 61 ALL PLCK B 07/11 10/01 TAC 36 62,63,64,65 HAL SABL P 07/14 12/31 TAC 37 63 ALL PLCK B 07/20 10/01 TAC 38 64,65 ALL NORK P 07/20 12/31 TAC 39 ALL ALL TYHD P 07/22 12/31 TAC 40 61 ALL POP,SRRE,OROCK P 07/24 12/31 TAC 41 62,63 ALL SRRE P 07/24 12/31 TAC 42 64 TRW SABL P 07/24 12/31 TAC 43 61 ALL NORK B 07/26 12/31 TAC 44 61 ALL NORK P 07/29 12/31 TAC 45 62,63 ALL OROCK B 07/31 12/31 TAC 46 ALL TRW ALL(Ex pel. PLCK) C 08/03 10/04 HLBT 47 62,63 ALL PELS B 08/04 08/18 TAC 48 64,65 ALL SRRE P 08/04 12/31 TAC 49 62,63 TRW SABL P 08/05 12/31 TAC 50 62 ALL PLCK B 08/10 10/01 TAC 51 ALL HAL ALL C 08/31 12/31 HLBT 52 ALL TRW DFLT & ALL ROCKS B 10/04 12/31 (xiv) OF 53 61 ALL PLCK B 10/03 12/31 TAC 54 62,63 ALL POP P 10/08 12/31 OF 55 62 ALL PLCK B 10/10 12/31 TAC 56 63 ALL PLCK B 10/13 12/31 TAC NOTES: (i) Groundfish fisheries open except as listed Contact ADF&G for closures in State waters and for area 650 Demersal rockfish (ii) SUBAREAS: "Rookeries" = Steller sea lion rookeries "HSA" = Herring Savings Area (50 CFR 675.2) Zone 1 = 508,509,512,516 Zone 2 = 513,517,521 Zone 2H = 517 (iii) "PTR" = pelagic trawl; "NPT" = non-pelagic trawl "TRW" = all trawls; "JIG" = jig/troll; "OTH" = all others "ISH" = inshore sector; "OSH" = offshore sector (iv) SPECIES: "ROCK" = other rockfish; "SRSN" = other red rockfish "PLCK" = pollock; "PCOD" = Pacific cod; "RSOLE" = rock sole "SABL" = sablefish; "ARTH" = arrowtooth; "GTRB" = Greenland turbot "SRRE" = shortraker/rougheye; "OFLAT" = other flatfish "AMCK" = Atka mackeral; "OTHER" = other species "YSOL" = yellowfin sole; "POP" = Pacific ocean perch "NORK" = Northern rockfish; "DSR" = demersal shelf rockfish "TYHD" = thornyhead rockfish: "PELS" = pelagic shelf rockfish "DLFT" = deepwater flatfish; "FSOL" = flathead sole (v) STATUS: "C" = closed; "B" = bycatch; "P" = no retention (vi) CAUSE: "MM" = marine mammals; "TAC" = groundfish limitation "REG" = regulations; "HERR" = herring; "BTCR" = Bairdi Tanner "OF" = overfishing; "SPEC" = final specifications (vii) Please consult the regulations for a complete description of applicable rookery closures. (viii) HSA 3 closure started in 1992 and continues into 1993 fishing year. (ix) Possible closed area exception is Port Moller Pacific cod fishery. (x) Bogoslof subarea is that part of Area 515 west of 167 West longitude. (xi) Walrus protection areas, Round Island, The Twins, Cape Pierce see section 675.22 (xii) Greenland turbot, yellowfin sole, and other flatfish. (xiii) Area of Bering Sea subarea bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates: latitude longitude 59 25 N 179 20 W 58 45 N 177 35 W 58 45 N 174 30 W 57 00 N 173 00 W 56 24 N 171 00 W 55 00 N 171 00 W 55 00 N 180 00 W then continuing directly north to the boundary of the EEZ and following the boundary of the EEZ to 59 25 N lat, 179 20 W long. This action is taken to prevent furthur overfishing of POP in the BS. (xiv) Directed fishing for deepwater flatfish and rockfish by vessels using trawl gear is closed in the entire Gulf of Alaska from 12 noon, October 4, 1993 until 12 midnight, December 31, 1993. This action is to prevent overfishing of thornyhead rockfish.