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December

 106. DELETED  
 106. REVISED NMFS Announces Implementation of the First Stage of the Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Fisheries.  
 105. NMFS Closes Specified Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.  
 104. NMFS Closes Specified Fisheries in the GOA.  
 103. NMFS Announces the Implementation of the Scallop License Limitation Program.  
 102. NMFS Intends to Revise the Closure of Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat to Commercial Fishing for Pacific Cod.  
 101. NMFS Announces a Revision to the Critical Habitat Closure to all Commercial Groundfish Fishing with Trawl Gear.  
 100. NMFS Announces 2000 Cost Recovery Fee for the Halibut and Sablefish IFQ Programs in the BSAI and GOA.  
 99. NMFS Closes the Pacific Cod Fishery for Catcher Processor Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.  

November

 98. NMFS Announces Procedure for Publication of 2001 TAC Specifications for Groundfish in the BSAI and the GOA.  
 97. NMFS Adds Anchorage to 2001 R&R Schedule.  
 96. NMFS Closes Sablefish Fixed Gear Fisheries Managed under IFQ Program.  

October

 95. NMFS Reallocates Pacific Cod to Vessels Using Hook-and-Line or Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area.  
 94. NMFS Announces Workshop on Proposed Pollock Catch-Monitoring Standards for AFA Inshore Processors.  
 93. NMFS Reallocates Pollock from the Incidental Catch Amount to the Directed Fisheries for Pollock in the Bering Sea.  
 92. NMFS Announces 1999 Top Fishing Ports in Alaska.  
 91. Dutch Harbor-Unalaska Is Nation's Top Fishing Port for 1999.  
 90. NMFS Requests Comments on Proposal to Reallocate Pacific Cod from Trawl Catcher/Processors to Vessels Using Fixed Gear in the BSAI.  

September

 89. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Shortraker & Rougheye Rockfish in Eastern GOA.  
 88. NMFS Announces R&R Workshop at Fish Expo.  
 87. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Sharpchin and Northern Rockfish in Aleutian Islands Subarea.  
 86. Trawling for Groundfish Is Prohibited in Designated Critical Habitat for Steller Sea Lions.  
 85. NMFS Closes Directed Fishing for Atka Mackerel by Non-CDQ Trawl Gear in Aleutian Islands Subarea to Prevent Overfishing of Sharpchin and Northern Rockfish.  

August

 84. NMFS Closes Directed Fishing for Atka Mackerel by Gear Types Other-Than-Jig Gear in Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea.  
 83. NMFS Closes Directed Fishing for Groundfish by Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the GOA.  
 82. NMFS Opens the Pacific Cod Fishery for Trawl Catcher Vessels in the BSAI.  
 81. NMFS Closes the Pacific Cod Fishery for Certain Vessels Using Hook-and-Line or Pot Gear in the BSAI.  
 80. NMFS Issues Regulations Implementing Amendment 64 to the BSAI Fishery Management Plan.  
 79. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the GOA.  
 78. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Other Red Rockfish in the Bering Sea Subarea.  
 77. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/Other Flatfish by Trawl Gear in the BSAI.  
 76. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Deep-Water Species by Trawl Gear in the GOA.  
 75. NMFS Opens Directed Pollock Fishery for Non-Exempt AFA Catcher Vessels in Areas 620 and 630, GOA.  
 74. Pollock Fishery Cautioned to Avoid Chum Salmon Bycatch in the BSAI.  
 73. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Shallow-Water Species by Trawl Gear in the GOA.  
 72. Trawling for Groundfish is Prohibited in Designated Critical Habitat for Steller Sea Lions.  

July

 71. NMFS Closes the Arrowtooth Flounder Fishery in the Western GOA.  
 70. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Pacific Cod in the Western GOA.  
 69. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pollock by "Open Access" in Bering Sea Subarea.  
 68. NMFS Closes the Other Rockfish Fishery in West Yakutat District, GOA.  
 67. NMFS Closes the Northern Rockfish Fishery in the Central GOA.  
 66. NMFS Closes the Pelagic Shelf Rockfish Fishery in West Yakutat District, GOA.  
 65. NMFS Closes the Pelagic Shelf Rockfish Fishery in the Central GOA.  
 64. NMFS Prohibits Retention of Sablefish by Trawl Gear in the Central GOA.  
 63. NMFS Closes the Northern Rockfish Fishery in the Western GOA.  
 62. NMFS Closes the Pacific Ocean Perch Fishery in the Western Aleutian District.  
 61. NMFS Closes the Pacific Ocean Perch Fishery in the Central GOA.  
 60. NMFS Closes the Pacific Ocean Perch Fishery in the Central Aleutian District.  
 59. NMFS Closes the Pacific Ocean Perch Fishery in the West Yakutat District in the GOA.  
 58. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Ocean Perch in the Eastern Aleutian District.  
 57. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western GOA.  

June

 56. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pollock by "Open Access" Vessels in the SCA of the BSAI.  
 55. NMFS Reallocates the Halibut Bycatch Mortality Allowance in the Nontrawl Fishery Category in the BSAI.  
 54. NMFS Opens Three Rockfish Fisheries for Non-Exempt AFA Catcher Vessels in Central and Eastern GOA.  
 53. NMFS Extends AFA Emergency Interim Rules, Establishes a December 1, 2000 Deadline for AFA Permit Applications, and Issues Inshore Sector C/D Season Pollock TAC Specifications.  
 52. NMFS Amends Prohibited Species Bycatch Allowances to Reflect Reduced Trawl Limits for Pacific Halibut and Crab.  

May

 51. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Shallow-Water Species by Trawl Gear in the GOA.  
 50. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Greenland Turbot in Bering Sea Subarea.  
 49. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Deep-Water Species by Trawl Gear in the GOA.  
 48. NMFS Prohibiting Directed Fishing for Groundfish by Hook-and-Line Gear in the GOA.  

April

 47. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/Other Flatfish by Trawl Gear in the BSAI.  
 46. NMFS Closes the Pacific Cod Fishery to Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the BSAI.  
 45. NMFS Apportions Pacific Cod Reserves in the GOA.  
 44. NMFS Closes Directed Fishing for Rock Sole by Non-Exempt AFA Catcher Vessels in the BSAI.  

March

 43. NMFS Opens Directed Fishing for Atka Mackerel in Central Aleutian District and Prohibits Trawling within Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat.  
 42. NMFS Opens Pollock in the West Yakutat District in the GOA.  
 41. NMFS Issues Opilio Tanner Crab Processing Limits to AFA Entities.  
 40. NMFS Opening Several Species for Non-Exempt AFA Catcher Vessels in the Central GOA.  
 39. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pollock in West Yakutat District, GOA.  
 38. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pollock in Shelikof Strait Conservation Area in the GOA.  
 37. NMFS Prohibits Trawling in Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat in the Western Aleutian District.  
 36. NMFS Closes 610 Pollock in the GOA.  
 35. NMFS Closes 630 Pollock Outside Shelikof Strait in the GOA.  
 34. Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Program Effective March 15, 2000.  
 33. NMFS Closes 620 Pollock Outside Shelikof Strait in the GOA.  
 32. NMFS Closes Hook-and-Line Gear in the GOA.  
 31. NMFS Closes the Pacific Cod Fishery for Vessels Using Hook-and-Line or Pot Gear in the BSAI.  
 30. NMFS Closes Trawl Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/Other Flatfish in the BSAI.  
 29. NMFS Closes Inshore Pacific Cod in the Western GOA.  
 28. NMFS Closes Inshore Pacific Cod in the Central GOA.  

February

 27. NMFS Closes Mothership Component Pollock in Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat.  
 26. NMFS Closes the Atka Mackerel Fishery in the Central Aleutian District.  
 25. - REVISED - NMFS Reduces Certain Observer Coverage Requirements for the Multispecies CDQ Fisheries.  
 24. NMFS Opens Trawling in Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat in the Central Aleutian District.  
 23. NMFS Opens Pacific Cod for Non-Exempt AFA Catcher Vessels in the Western and Central GOA.  
 22. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Inshore Pollock by Vessels Not Participating In Cooperatives.  
 21. NMFS Publishes Final 2000 Harvest Specifications.  
 20. NMFS Announces the March 15, 2000, Opening of the IFQ Fishery.  
 19. NMFS Closes Specified Fisheries in the BSAI for 2000.  
 18. NMFS Closes Specified Fisheries in the GOA for 2000.  
 17. NMFS Closes Pollock by Certain Vessels Catching Pollock for the Inshore Component in the SCA of the BSAI.  
 16. NMFS Closes Pollock in the Shelikof Strait Conservation Area in the GOA.  
 15. NMFS Closes Trawling in Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat in the Central Aleutian District.  
 14. NMFS Closes Offshore Pacific Cod in the Western GOA.  

January

 13. NMFS Closes Pollock by Certain Vessels Greater Than 99 feet LOA Catching Pollock for Processing in the SCA of the BSAI.  
 12. NMFS Closes 610 Pollock in the GOA.  
 11. NMFS Closes Atka Mackerel in the Eastern Aleutian Island and Bering Sea Subarea.  
 10. NMFS Closes Pollock in 620 Outside the Shelikof Strait in the GOA.  
 9. NMFS Adjusts the Interim TAC of Pollock in the GOA.  
 8. NMFS Provides Notification of a Correction to the Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures.  
 7. NMFS Opening 610 and Shelikof Strait Conservation Area for Non-Exempt AFA Catcher Vessels.  
 6. NMFS Closes 630 Pollock Outside Shelikof Strait in the GOA.  
 5. Emergency Interim Rule to Implement AFA Management Measures, Inshore Co-op Allocations and Sideboard Closures.  
 4. DELETED  
 3. American Fisheries Act Sideboard Closures During 2000.  
 2. DELETED  
 1. Draft National Plan of Action for the Reduction of Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries Available for Review.