NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE Last Update Fishery Management Division 09-Jun 1993 Juneau, Alaska 16:22 1992 FEDERAL GROUNDFISH FISHERIES CLOSURES OFF ALASKA (i) In Effect During 1992 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: (xiii) 1 Rookeries ALL ALL C 01/01 12/31 (vii) MM 2 BS ALL ALL C 04/01 09/30 (xii) MM OTHER BSAI CLOSURES: 1 HSA 3 TRW YSOL, FLOU B 01/01 03/01 (viii) HERR 2 HSA 3 TRW PLCK B 01/01 03/01 (viii) HERR 3 512 TRW ALL C 01/01 12/31 (ix) RKC 4 516 TRW ALL C 03/15 06/15 (ix) RKC 5 ALL ALL FLOU, YSOL B 01/01 05/01 REG 6 ALL ALL ARTH, GTRB B 01/01 01/29 (12) REG 7 a HSA 1 TRW RSOL B 06/15 07/01 HERR b HSA 2 TRW RSOL B 07/01 08/15 HERR c HSA 3 TRW RSOL B 01/01 03/01 HERR d HSA 3 TRW RSOL B 09/01 12/31 (x) HERR 8 ALL TRW ALL C 01/01 01/20 MM 9 Bogoslof ALL PLCK B 01/20 12/31 (xi) TAC 10 BS,AI ALL 'other rockfish' B 01/29 12/31 (30) TAC 11 BS,AI TRW SABL B 01/29 12/31 TAC 12 BSAI ALL ARTH,GTRB B 01/29 12/31 TAC 13 BS ALL 'other red rockfish' B 02/09 11/06 TAC 14 a ZONE 1 TRW PCOD B 02/15 12/31 BTCR b ZONE 1 NPT PLCK B 02/15 12/31 BTCR 15 a BSAI TRW PCOD B 02/16 03/07 (14a) HLBT b BS NPT PLCK B 02/16 03/06 (17) HLBT c AI NPT PLCK B 02/16 03/07 HLBT 16 BSAI TRW RSOL B 02/23 03/29 HLBT 17 BS ALL PLCK 'A' SEASON B 03/06 06/01 (vii) TAC 18 BSAI TRW RSOL-OFLAT B 04/04 06/29 HLBT 19 AI ALL PLCK 'A' SEASON B 04/15 06/01 (vii) REG 20 BSAI ALL AMCK B 04/16 12/31 TAC 21 BSAI TRW ALL ROCKFISH B 04/26 06/29 HLBT 22 BSAI TRW PCOD B 05/06 06/29 HLBT 23 BSAI BTR PLCK P 05/21 08/25 HLBT 24 BSAI TRW PCOD B 06/03 12/31 HLBT 25 ZONE 1 TRW YSOL B 06/06 12/31 BTCR 26 AI ISH PLCK B 06/12 12/31 TAC 27 a HSA 2 TRW YSOL B 07/01 08/15 HERR b HSA 3 TRW YSOL B 09/01 03/01(1993) HERR 28 AI ALL shortraker/rougheye P 06/29 12/31 TAC 29 ZONE 1 & 2H TRW RSOL OFLT B 07/01 12/31 HLBT 30 BS ALL 'other rockfish' P 07/01 12/31 TAC 31 BSAI TRW ALL ROCKFISH B 07/08 11/06 HLBT 32 AI ALL POP P 07/08 12/31 TAC 33 AI OSH PLCK P 07/08 12/31 TAC 34 BS OSH PLCK B 07/28 12/31 TAC 35 BS OSH PLCK P 08/17 09/11 TAC 36 BSAI TRW RSOL-OFLAT B 08/24 12/31 HLBT 37 AI BTR/HAL ALL P 08/24 12/31 OF SRR 38 BSAI ALL PCOD B 09/17 11/30 TAC 39 BS ISH PLCK B 09/22 12/31 TAC 40 BSAI NON-TRWL ALL B 10/05 12/31 HLBT 41 BSAI ALL PCOD P 11/30 12/31 TAC 42 BSAI NPT PLCK B 12/08 12/31 HLBT OTHER GOA CLOSURES: 1 ALL TRW ALL C 01/01 01/20 MM 2 EG TRW SABL B 01/01 12/31 REG 3 ALL HAL SABL B 01/01 05/15(23-25) REG 4 ALL POT,OTHER SABL P 01/01 12/31 REG 5 WG ALL shortraker/rougheye B 01/20 02/21 (10) TAC 6 EG ALL PLCK B 01/20 12/31 TAC 7 WG,CG TRW SABL B 01/20 12/31 TAC 8 Area 62 ALL PLCK B 01/28 05/31 TAC 9 Area 63 ALL PLCK B 02/07 05/31 TAC 10 WG ALL shortraker/rougheye P 02/21 12/31 TAC 11 WG ALL PCOD B 03/05 03/18 (15) TAC 12 WG ALL POP B 03/07 12/31 TAC 13 CG ALL POP B 03/07 04/25 (20) TAC 14 Area 61 ALL PLCK B 03/10 05/31 (26) TAC 15 WG ALL PCOD P 03/18 12/31 TAC 16 ALL NPT ALL C 03/22 03/29 HLBT 17 ALL TRW SEBASTES,SEBASTOLOB B 03/30 06/29 REG 18 CG ALL PCOD B 04/04 08/17 TAC 19 EG ALL PCOD B 04/04 08/17 TAC 20 CG ALL POP P 04/26 12/31 TAC 21 ALL TRW ALL EXCEPT PTR PLCK B 05/04 07/01 HLBT 22 ALL ALL 'OTHER SPECIES' P 05/13 07/08 (37) TAC 23 Area 65 HAL SABL B 05/23 06/08 (28) TAC 24 Area 64 HAL SABL B 05/30 06/08 (29) TAC 25 62,63 HAL SABL B 06/03 06/08 (29) TAC 26 Area 61 ALL PLCK B 06/03 06/29 (34) TAC 27 EG ALL shortraker/rougheye B 06/06 12/31 (35) TAC 28 Area 65 HAL SABL B 06/09 12/31 TAC 29 62,63,64 HAL SABL B 06/09 06/28 (32,33 TAC 30 Area 63 ALL PLCK B 06/12 06/29 (36) TAC 31 Area 62 ALL PLCK B 06/17 06/29 (39) TAC 32 62,63 HAL SABL B 06/29 12/31 TAC 33 64 HAL SABL B 06/29 07/27 (42) TAC 34 Area 61 ALL PLCK B 06/30 09/28 TAC 35 EG ALL shortraker/rougheye P 07/01 12/31 TAC 36 Area 63 ALL PLCK B 07/07 09/28 TAC 37 ALL ALL 'OTHER SPECIES' B 07/08 12/31 TAC 38 CG ALL shortraker/rougheye B 07/10 12/31 TAC 39 Area 62 ALL PLCK B 07/12 09/28 (47) TAC 40 EG ALL POP B 07/15 08/03 (43) TAC 41 WG ALL 'Other Rockfish' B 07/18 12/31 TAC 42 64 HAL SABL P 07/27 12/31 TAC 43 EG ALL POP P 08/03 12/31 TAC 44 61 HAL SABL B 08/05 12/31 TAC 45 ALL TRW ALL EXCEPT PTR PLCK B 08/05 09/30 HLBT 46 WG ALL POP P 08/28 12/31 TAC 47 Area 61 ALL PLCK B 09/28 12/31 TAC 48 CG OSH PCOD B 09/30 12/31 TAC 49 64 TRW SABL P 10/05 12/31 TAC 50 63 ALL PLCK B 10/05 12/31 TAC 51 EG OSH PCOD B 10/05 12/31 TAC 52 CG ALL SRRE P 10/07 12/31 TAC 53 62 ALL PLCK B 10/08 12/31 TAC 54 GOA ALL Thornyheads B 10/10 12/31 TAC 55 CG ISH PCOD B 10/16 12/31 TAC 56 CG ALL 'OTHER ROCKFISH' P 10/21 12/31 TAC 57 CG TRW SABL P 10/21 12/31 TAC 58 CG,EG ALL PCOD P 11/27 12/31 TAC 59 ALL HAL ALL P 10/30 12/31 HLBT 60 ALL TRW ALL P 10/30 12/31 HLBT 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 = 511,512,516; Zone 2 = 513,517,521 Zone 2H = 517 (iii) GEAR: "HAL" = hook-and-line "PTR" = pelagic trawl; "NPT" = non-pelagic trawl "TRW" = all trawls; "JIG" = jig/troll; "OTH" = all others "ISH" = inshore sector; "OSH" = off shore sector (iv) SPECIES: ROCK = other rockfish; SRSN = other red rockfish (v) STATUS: "C" = closed; "B" = bycatch only; "P" = no retention (vi) CAUSE: "MM" = marine mammals; "TAC" = groundfish limitation; "REG" = regulations; "RKC" = red king crab; "BTCR" = Bairdi Tanner; "HLBT" = halibut; "HERR" = herring "OF" = Overfishing (vii) 3 nautical mile (nm) no approach zones all vessels, 3-10 nm no trawl zones all rookeries, 20 nm no trawl zones for Seguam and Agligadak rookeries during Aleutian Islands directed fishery for pollock. (viii) HSA 3 closure started in 1991 and continues in 1992 fishing year. (ix) Possible closed area exception is Port Moller Pacific cod fishery (x) HSA 3 closure starts in 1992 and continues in 1993 fishing year. (xi) Bogoslof Subarea is that part of Area 515 west of 167 West longitude. (xii) Walrus protection areas, Round Island, The Twins, Cape Pierce see section 675.22 (xiii) openings and closures are effective at noon on the listed date except for January 1 and December 31.