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Community Development Quota (CDQ)
- 69 FR 62650, October 27, 2004. Proposed information collection on Individual Fishing Quotas and Community Development Quotas for pacific halibut and sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries. Comment period through December 27, 2004.
- 69 FR 32989, June 14, 2004. Request for comments on CDQ information collection renewal for OMB No. 0648-0269. Comment period through August 13, 2004.
Crab
- 69 FR 68313, November 24, 2004. Notice of fishing capacity reduction program payment tender.
- 69 FR 51236, August 18, 2004. Notice of second invitation to bid in the fishing capacity reduction program for BSAI crab. Bidding closes Sept 24th, 2004 at 5 p.m. EDT.
- 69 FR 22769, April 27, 2004. NMFS will present a workshop on proposed catch-monitoring standards for shoreside processors and buyers of BSAI King and Tanner crab.
- 69 FR 17651, April 5, 2004. Notice of the approval of Amendment 17 to the Fishery Management Plan for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs to implement a rebuilding plan for the overfished stock of Pribilof Islands blue king crab.
- 69 FR 15816, March 16, 2004. NMFS will present a workshop on proposed catch-monitoring standards for catcher processors in the BSAI (Crab FMP).
- 69 FR 7421, February 17, 2004. Notice to inform persons whom NMFS invites to bid in the fishing capacity reduction program for the crab species covered by the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner crabs.
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
- 69 FR 34136, June 18, 2004. Center for Independent Experts to conduct a peer review of the NMFS's evaluation of the effects of fishing on EFH in Alaska, June 29, 2004 in Seattle, WA.
- 69 FR 11837, March 12, 2004. Correction to Seattle meeting time in 69 FR 10428, (March 5, 2004)
- 69 FR 10428, March 5, 2004. Notice of public meetings for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Identification and Conservation in Alaska.
Exempted Fishing Permits
- 69 FR 29701, May 25, 2004. Notice of receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from the Washington Sea Grant Program (WSGP) to test integrated weight groundline
- 69 FR 18350, April 7, 2004. Notice of issuance of an exempted fishing permit to the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation to develop and test hook-and line gear for rockfish harvest in the Southeast Outside District of the Gulf of Alaska.
- 69 FR 5509, February 5, 2004. Notice of receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit from the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation, Inc. to support a project that investigates and develops hook-and-line techniques specific to the harvest of various rockfish species in the GOA.
Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management
- 69 FR 67107, November 16, 2004. Proposed Amendment 82 to establish a framework for management of the Aleutian Islands subarea directed pollock fishery. Comment period through January 18, 2005.
- 69 FR 40874, July 7, 2004. Proposed information collection on the Crab, Scallop and Groundfish LLP. Comment period through September 7, 2004.
- 69 FR 34133, June 18, 2004. Proposed information collection on Tag Recapture Card and the Fisherman's Contingency Fund. Comment period through August 17, 2004.
- 69 FR 34122, June 18, 2004. OMB review of AKR gear identification requirements. Comment period through July 18, 2004.
- 69 FR 19985, April 15, 2004. Notice of NOAA-approved VMS for use by vessels participating in Alaska fisheries requiring VMS.
Halibut Charter Harvest Levels
- 69 FR 6946, February 12, 2004. Notice of Guideline Harvest Levels for the guided recreational halibut fishery.
Individual Fishing Quota Program (IFQ)
- 69 FR 62650, October 27, 2004. Proposed information collection on Individual Fishing Quotas and Community Development Quotas for pacific halibut and sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries. Comment period through December 27, 2004.
- 69 FR 34133, June 18, 2004. Proposed information collection on Tag Recapture Card and the Fisherman's Contingency Fund. Comment period through August 17, 2004.
- 69 FR 6199, February 10, 2004. NMFS opens directed fishing for sablefish with fixed gear managed under the IFQ program. The season will open 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), February 29, 2004, and will close 1200 hrs, A.l.t., November 15, 2004.
License Limitation Program (LLP)
- 69 FR 40874, July 7, 2004. Proposed information collection on the Crab, Scallop and Groundfish LLP. Comment period through September 7, 2004.
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
- 69 FR 77230, December 27, 2004. The Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee meetings will be held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa January 11-14 2005 in Honolulu, HI.
- 69 FR 65580, November 15, 2004. Re-Initiation of request for nominations to the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee. Nomination period closes November 30, 2004.
- 69 FR 43394, July 20, 2004. The Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee meetings will be held at the Westmark Baranof Hotel August 10-12 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Juneau, AK.
- 69 FR 32990, June 14, 2004. Notice requesting nominees for four vacancies on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee. Nomination period closes July 15, 2004.
North Pacific Fishery Management Council
- 69 FR 68131, November 23, 2004. The NPFMC and its advisory committees will hold public meetings December 6 through December 14, 2004 at the Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, AK.
- 69 FR 67539, November 18, 2004. The NPFMC Gulf Rationalization Community Committee will meet at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage AK., December 3, 2004.
- 69 FR 67323, November 17, 2004. NPFMC Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee meeting in Seattle, WA., November 29, 2004.
- 69 FR 63371, November 1, 2004. NPFMC GOA and BSAI groundfish plan teams will meet in Seattle, WA., November 15-19th, 2004.
- 69 FR 63370, November 1, 2004. NPFMC will hold a Non-Target Species Committee meeting in Seattle, WA., November 15, 2004.
- 69 FR 55143, September 13, 2004. NPFMC and its advisory committees to hold public meetings October 4 through October 8, 2004, in Sitka, AK.
- 69 FR 53684, September 2, 2004. NPFMC Non-Target Species Committee meeting in Seattle, WA., September 15, 2004.
- 69 FR 53684, September 2, 2004. NPFMC Crab Plan Team meeting in Juneau, AK., September 20, 2004.
- 69 FR 51999, August 24, 2004. NPFMC GOA and BSAI groundfish plan teams will meet in Seattle, WA., September 15-17th, 2004.
- 69 FR 39435, June 30, 2004. NPFMC Steller Sea Lion Mitigation Committee will meet in Seattle, WA., July 19th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m, and July 20th and 21st from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- 69 FR 29269, May 21, 2004. NPFMC and its advisory committees to hold public meetings in Portland, OR., June 7-15, 2004.
- 69 FR 28121, May 18, 2004. NPFMC Non-Target Species Committee and ad hoc working group will meet June 3-4, 2004, in Seattle, WA.
- 69 FR 23174, April 28, 2004. The Pacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee will meet in Seattle, WA., on May 12, 2004.
- 69 FR 23173, April 28, 2004. NPFMC Crab plan teams will meet in Anchorage, AK., May 18-19, 2004.
- 69 FR 8178, February 23, 2004. NPFMC GOA and BSAI, King and Tanner, Scallop, plan teams will meet via video conference in 4 locations and by teleconference on March 8 and 9, 2004.
- 69 FR 2579, January 16, 2004. NPFMC and its advisory committees to hold public meetings February 2 through February 10, 2004.
- 69 FR 51, January 2, 2004. NPFMC Steller Sea Lion Mitigation Committee meeting in Seattle, WA., on January 20, 2004.
Prohibited Species Donation Program
- 69 FR 58395, September 30, 2004. Request for comments on proposed or continuing information collection on the Prohibited Species Donation Program. Comment period through November 29, 2004.
Recordkeeping and Reporting
- 69 FR 62650, October 27, 2004. Proposed information collection on Individual Fishing Quotas and Community Development Quotas for pacific halibut and sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries. Comment period through December 27, 2004.
- 69 FR 58395, September 30, 2004. Request for comments on proposed or continuing information collection on the Prohibited Species Donation Program. Comment period through November 29, 2004.
- 69 FR 32989, June 14, 2004. Request for comments on CDQ information collection renewal for OMB No. 0648-0269. Comment period through August 13, 2004.
Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program
- 69 FR 13021, March 19, 2004. FY04 Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program cancelled due to insufficient funding.