Fisheries Management - 1999 Information Bulletins
Fisheries News
December
154. NMFS Announces R&R Workshop at Sitka, Alaska.
153. NMFS Announces R&R Workshop at Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
152. NMFS Announces R&R Workshop at Seattle, Washington.
151. NMFS Publishes a Proposed Rule to Establish an IFQ Cost Recovery Program.
150. NMFS Closes Specified Fisheries in the GOA.
149. NMFS Closes Specified Fisheries in the BSAI.
148. NMFS Establishes Permit Requirements for the BSAI Pollock Fishery Under the AFA.
147. Bycatch Rate Standards for the First Half of 2000 for Purposes of the Vessel Incentive Program.
146. NMFS Announces R&R Workshop at Kodiak, Alaska.
145. NMFS Announces R&R Workshop at Homer, Alaska.
144. NMFS Reallocates Pacific Cod in the BSAI.
143. NMFS Opens Fixed Gear Pacific Cod in the BSAI.
November
142. NMFS Opens Trawl Pacific cod in the BSAI.
141. NMFS Announces Workshop on Permitting Requirements for 2000 Bering Sea Pollock Fisheries under the AFA.
October
140. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pollock by the Inshore Component in the BSAI.
139. NMFS Opens Inshore Pollock in the BSAI.
138. NMFS Reallocates Pollock in the BSAI.
137. NMFS Closes Trawl Gear in the GOA.
136. NMFS Closes Hook-and-Line and Pot Pacific Cod in the BSAI.
135. NMFS Closes Trawl Pacific Cod in the BSAI.
134. NMFS Closes Trawl Yellowfin Sole in the BSAI.
133. NMFS Opens Pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the GOA for 36 Hours.
132. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Sharpchin and Northern Rockfish in the Aleutian Islands.
131. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Other Rockfish in the Aleutian Islands.
130. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Other Rockfish in the Central GOA.
129. NMFS Closes Pollock D Season in Statistical Area 620 of the GOA.
128. NMFS Closes Inshore Component Pollock in the BSAI.
127. NMFS Closes Offshore Component Pacific Cod in the Central GOA.
126. NMFS Closes Inshore Component Pacific Cod in the Central GOA.
125. NMFS is Modifying a Directed Fishing Closure for Inshore Critical Habitat/Catcher Vessel Operation Area Pollock.
September
124. NMFS Closes Pollock C Season in Statistical Area 620 of the GOA.
123. NMFS Prohibits Retention Shortraker/Rougheye Rockfish in the Eastern GOA.
122. NMFS Closes Inshore Component Pollock in the Critical Habitat/Catcher Vessel Operation Area.
121. NMFS Reallocates Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea.
120. NMFS Closes Pollock for the Mothership Component in the Bering Sea.
119. NMFS Closes Pollock in Statistical Area 630 at Midnight.
118. NMFS Opens Pacific Cod for Trawl Catcher Processors in the BSAI.
117. NMFS Opens Pacific Cod for Trawl Catcher Vessels in the BSAI.
116. NMFS Closes Atka Mackerel in the Central Aleutian Islands.
115. NMFS Announces Recordkeeping and Reporting Workshop at FISH EXPO.
114. NMFS Announces C Fishing Season for Pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the GOA is Open.
113. NMFS Opens Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the GOA for 12 Hours.
112. NMFS Closes Pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the GOA.
111. NMFS Closes Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the GOA.
110. NMFS' Intent for Short-Term Adjustment to Observer Coverage Requirements.
109. NMFS Closes Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the GOA.
108. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Aleutian Islands.
107. NMFS Closes Greenland Turbot in the Bering Sea.
106. NMFS Opens Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the GOA.
105. NMFS Opens Pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the GOA.
104. NMFS Closes the C Season and Opens the D Season for Pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the GOA.
103. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Shortraker and Rougheye Rockfish in the Western GOA.
102. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western GOA.
101. NMFS Closing the "Other Gear" Atka Mackerel Fishery in the Eastern Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea.
100. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central GOA.
99. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the Central GOA.
98. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Northern Rockfish in the Central GOA.
August
97. NMFS Closing Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/"Other Flatfish" for Trawl Gear in the BSAI.
96. NMFS Closing Pollock in Area 630 of the GOA After 24 Hours and Extends the C Season.
95. NMFS Closing Pollock in Area 620 of the GOA After 24 Hours and Extends the C Season.
94. NMFS Closing Pollock in Area 610 of the GOA After 6 Hours and Extends the C Season.
93. NMFS Closing Inshore Pollock in the BSAI.
92. NMFS Re-Apportionment of Halibut Bycatch Mortality Allowance in the BSAI.
91. NMFS Closing Inshore Component Pollock in the Critical Habitat/Catcher Vessel Operation Area.
90. NMFS Opening Inshore Component Pacific Cod in the Central GOA.
89. NMFS Closing Hook-and-Line Gear in the GOA.
88. NMFS issues Prohibited Species Donation Permit to Northwest Food Strategies.
87. NMFS Closing Deep-Water Species Trawl Fishery in the GOA.
86. NMFS Closing Pacific Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat District of the GOA.
85. NMFS Closing Northern Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
84. NMFS Opening Pacific Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat District of the GOA.
83. NMFS Prohibiting Retention of Sablefish by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Central GOA.
82. NMFS Closing Northern Rockfish in the Central GOA.
81. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Other Rockfish in the Western GOA.
80. NMFS Closes Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central GOA.
79. Monitoring of Pollock CDQ inside the Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat/Catcher Vessel Operation Area for 1999.
78. Crab interim Action Committee Meeting.
77. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Thornyhead Rockfish in the Western GOA.
76. NMFS Opens Northern Rockfish in the Central GOA.
75. NMFS Opens Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central GOA.
74. NMFS Opens the Deep-Water Species Trawl Fishery in the GOA.
July
73. NMFS Closes Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Aleutian Islands.
72. NMFS Closes Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central Aleutian Islands.
71. NMFS Requests Multi-Species CDQ Participants to Work With Observer Procurement Contractors to Ensure Adequate Observer Coverage.
70. NMFS Closes Trawling for Deep-Water Species in the GOA.
69. NMFS Extends Emergency Steller Sea Lion Measures through December 31, 1999.
68. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
67. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat Region of the GOA.
66. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Northern Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.
65. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Ocean Perch in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.
64. NMFS Closes the Pacific Ocean Perch Fishery in the Eastern Aleutian District.
63. NMFS Provides Advance Notice of Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for the Pollock B and C Season Fisheries Off Alaska.
June
62. Incidental Take Limit for Short-Tailed Albatross in Alaska Hook-and-Line Fishery.
61. NMFS Closing Trawling for Shallow-Water Species in the GOA.
60. NMFS Closing Pollock in Area 620.
59. NMFS Clarifies Pollock CDQ Catch Accounting Requirements.
58. NMFS Closing Pollock in Area 630.
57. Bycatch Rate Standards for the 2nd half of 1999.
56. NMFS Closing Offshore Pacific Cod in the Western GOA.
55. NMFS Closing Hook-and-Line, and Pot Pacific Cod in the BSAI.
54. NMFS Closing Pollock in Area 610 of the GOA.
May
53. Reward for Electronically Tagged Sablefish.
52. 1999 NOAA/PMEL Instrument Moorings in the FOCI Pollock Study Areas.
51. NMFS Closing Other Non-Trawl Gear in the BSAI.
50. NMFS Closing Hook-and-Line Gear in the GOA.
49. NMFS Closing Pacific Cod for Trawl Catcher Processors in the BSAI.
April
48. NMFS Implements a Final Rule Amending Regulations for Vessels Harvesting Halibut CDQ.
47. NMFS Closing Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/"Other Flatfish" for Trawl Gear in the BSAI.
46. NMFS Closing Deep-Water Species for Trawl Gear in the GOA.
45. NMFS Closing Hook-and-Line Gear in the GOA.
44. Use of Flow Scales and Access to Observer Sampling Stations in Non-CDQ Fisheries.
43. NMFS Closing Pacific Cod for Hook-and-Line and Pot Gear in the BSAI.
42. NMFS Opening Offshore Pacific Cod in the Western GOA.
41. NMFS Closing Trawl Catcher Vessel Pacific Cod in the BSAI.
40. NMFS Apportion Reserves of Pacific Cod in the GOA.
39. NMFS Closing Atka Mackerel in the Central Aleutian Islands and Opening Trawling in Critical Habitat.
March
38. NMFS Closing Trawling for Shallow-Water Species in the GOA.
37. NMFS Closing Trawling in Critical Habitat in the Central Aleutian Islands.
36. NMFS Closing Trawling for Deep-Water Species in the GOA.
35. NMFS Closing Trawling for Shallow-Water Species in the GOA.
34. NMFS Closing Inshore Pacific Cod in the Central GOA.
33. Alaska Region Selects New Protected Resources Division Chief.
32. NMFS Closes Pacific Cod in the Western GOA.
31. NMFS Opens IFQ Season.
30. NMFS Closes Pollock in the Eastern GOA.
29. NMFS Notifies Fishermen that Landing Tagged Sablefish is Allowed Under Groundfish and IFQ Regulations.
28. NMFS Opens Atka Mackerel in the Central Aleutian District.
February
27. NMFS Closes Inshore Pollock in the Bering Sea at Midnight.
26. NMFS Closes Atka Mackerel in the Central Aleutian Islands and Opens Trawl Gear in Critical Habitat.
25. NMFS Closes Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/"Other Flatfish" for Trawl Gear in the BSAI.
24. NMFS Announces 1999 Combined Groundfish/IFQ Logbooks.
23. NMFS Closing Inshore Pollock A2 Critical Habitat/Catcher Vessel Operation Area of the BSAI Management Area.
22. NMFS Opens Offshore Pacific Cod in the Central GOA.
21. Closing Pollock for the Mothership Component in the Bering Sea at Midnight.
20. Closing Fishing for Pollock in Area 620.
19. Closing Fishing with Non-pelagic Trawl Gear in the Red King Crab Savings Subarea in the BSAI.
18. Prohibit Trawling in Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat in the Central Aleutian District.
17. Closing Pollock for Certain Vessels Processing by the Inshore Component in the Critical Habitat/Catcher Vessel Operation Area.
16. Closing Pollock for the Mothership Component in the Critical Habitat/Catcher Vessel Operation Area.
15. NMFS Implements FR and ER for Pollock CDQ Allocation and Requirements of the AFA.
January
14. NMFS Opens Red King Crab Savings Subarea to Non-Pelagic Trawl Gear.
13. Clarification of Requirements for CDQ Pollock Catch in the Aleutian Islands.
12. Closing Pollock in the Western GOA.
11. Closing Atka Mackerel in the Eastern Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea.
10. Closing Fishing for Pollock Area 630.
9. Closing Fishing with Nonpelagic Trawl Gear in the Red King Crab Savings Subarea in the BSAI.
8. North Pacific Fishery Management Council Will Not Consider 1999 Harvest Activity for Purposes of Future Limited Access Programs.
7. NMFS Announces Closing Specified Fisheries for Catcher/Processors Listed Under the AFA in the BSAI.
6. NMFS Announces Closing Offshore Pacific Cod and Pollock in the GOA.
5. NMFS Announces Approval of Amendments to Extend the Vessel Moratorium.
4. NMFS Implements Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for the BSAI Atka Mackerel Fishery.
3. NMFS Implements Emergency Interim Rule to Require Additional Observer Coverage on Pollock Catcher/Processor Vessels.
2. NMFS Approves Amendments to the 1998-2000 Multispecies Community Development Plans.
1. NMFS Provides Advance Notice of Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for the Pollock Fisheries off Alaska.