National Marine Fisheries Service 12/19/97 Fishery Management Division 9:47 AM Juneau, Alaska 99802-1668 1997 FEDERAL GROUNDFISH CLOSURES OFF ALASKA (a) In Effect During 1997 Fishing Year By Area and Species AREA GEAR SPECIES STATUS EFFECTIVE CAUSE NR NOTES (b) (c) (d) (e) FROM THRU (f) # ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ALL TRW ALL C 01/01 01/20 REG 541 ALL AMCK B 02/04 12/31 TAC 6 541 ALL AMCK P 02/28 12/31 TAC 19 542 ALL AMCK B 03/15 12/31 TAC 32 ALL TRW AMCK, ALL ROCKFISH 04/21 12/31 OF 50 ALL HAL GTRB P 05/10 05/12 OF 59 ALL HAL GTRB B 05/12 12/31 OF 60 ALL TRW GTRB/SABL B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL HAL,PO IFQ-SABL B 01/01 03/15 REG ALL HAL PCOD P 05/10 12/31 OF 59 ALL TRW PCOD P 05/27 12/31 OF 65 ALL OSH PLCK B 01/20 01/26 REG ALL OSH PLCK B 02/23 02/26 TAC 17 MDNG ALL OSH PLCK B 02/27 03/12 TAC 18 MDNG ALL ISH PLCK B 03/04 12/31 TAC 24 MDNG ALL OSH PLCK B 03/14 03/20 TAC 29 ALL OSH PLCK B 03/22 12/31 TAC 34 541 ALL POPA B 02/27 12/31 TAC 20 542 ALL POPA B 03/24 04/15 TAC 36 42 543 ALL POPA B 04/07 12/31 TAC 45 542 ALL POPA B 04/15 04/16 TAC 47 ALL HAL,PO SABL NON-IFQ P 01/01 12/31 REG ALL ALL SCNO B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL ALL SRRE B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL ALL SRRE P 04/01 12/31 TAC 42 BERING SEA ROOKERIES ALL ALL C 01/01 12/31 REG ALL TRW ALL C 01/01 01/20 REG 512 TRW ALL C 01/01 12/31 REG RKCSS BTR ALL B 02/12 12/31 RKC 9 516 TRW ALL C 03/15 06/15 REG ZONE 1 TRW ALL ROCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL ALL AMCK B 02/04 12/31 TAC 6 ALL ALL AMCK P 02/28 12/31 TAC 19 ALL ALL GTRB B 05/19 12/31 TAC 62 ALL ALL GTRB P 07/23 12/31 TAC 98 ALL TRW GTRB/SABL B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL HAL,PO IFQ-SABL B 01/01 03/15 REG 518 ALL PLCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL OSH PLCK B 01/20 01/26 REG ALL ISH PLCK B 02/19 09/01 TAC 11 ALL OSH PLCK B 02/20 09/01 TAC 12 ALL OSH PLCK B 10/02 12/31 TAC 121 MDNG ALL ISH PLCK B 10/16 12/31 TAC 125 ALL ALL POPA B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL ALL ROCK P 10/08 12/31 TAC 122 516 TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 02/14 03/15 RKC 10 ZONE 1 TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 03/04 12/31 BTCR 23 ALL HAL,PO SABL NON-IFQ P 01/01 12/31 REG ALL ALL SRSN B 01/01 12/31 SPEC BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ALL TRW GTRB,ARTH,SABL B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ZONE 1 TRW PCOD B 04/23 12/31 BTCR 51 ALL TRW-CV PCOD B 04/29 10/15 TAC 53 124 ALL HAL PCOD B 05/30 09/15 TAC 66 ALL NPT PLCK B 09/11 12/31 HAL 113 ALL ALL ROCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 02/20 04/01 HAL 13 ALL TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 04/12 07/01 HAL 46 HSA1 TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 06/15 07/01 HERR HSA2 TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 07/01 08/15 HERR ALL TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 07/25 12/31 HAL 99 WHSA TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 09/01 03/01 HERR 3/1/98 ALL TRW YSOL B 03/22 03/31 HAL 35 40 ALL TRW YSOL B 04/29 05/09 HAL 54 58 ZONE 1 TRW YSOL B 05/13 12/31 BTCR 61 ALL TRW YSOL B 06/16 08/15 HAL 74 GULF OF ALASKA ALL TRW ALL C 01/01 01/20 REG ALL TRW ALL B 11/26 12/31 HAL 131 610 TRW ALL EXCEPT PLCK B 07/11 12/31 OF 90A ALL TRW ALL ROCKFISH B 01/01 07/01 REG ALL ALL AMCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 610 ALL DFLT B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL TRW DWC B 03/15 04/01 HAL 31 ALL TRW DWC B 04/14 07/01 HAL 48 ALL TRW DWC B 07/20 12/31 TAC 94 ALL HAL IFQ-SABL B 01/01 03/15 REG 620,630 ALL NEARSHORE PELS B 06/07 12/31 TAC 69 ALL HAL NON-IFQ SABL P 01/01 12/31 REG 610 ALL NORK B 01/01 07/01 TAC 77 640,650 ALL NORK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 610 ALL NORK B 07/03 12/31 TAC 84 620,630 ALL NORK B 07/10 12/31 TAC 89 640,650 ALL NORK P 07/23 12/31 TAC 95 620,630 ALL OFFSHORE PELS B 07/15 12/31 TAC 92 610,640,650 OSH PCOD B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 620,630 OSH PCOD B 01/01 10/01 SPEC 117 610 ISH PCOD B 03/03 03/10 TAC 22 620,630 ISH PCOD B 03/11 10/01 TAC 27 120 610 ISH PCOD B 03/11 12/31 TAC 26 610 ALL PCOD P 09/04 12/31 TAC 110 620,630 ISH PCOD B 10/27 12/31 TAC 127 640,650 ALL PELS B 07/15 12/31 TAC 91 610 ISH PLCK B 01/26 06/01 TAC 4 630 ISH PLCK B 02/04 06/01 TAC 7 620 ISH PLCK B 02/07 06/01 TAC 8 640,650 ISH PLCK B 03/02 12/31 TAC 21 640,650 ISH PLCK P 03/31 12/31 TAC 38 610 ISH PLCK B 06/02 09/01 TAC 68 6 AM 620 ISH PLCK B 06/08 09/01 TAC 70 630 ISH PLCK B 06/09 09/01 TAC 71 610 ISH PLCK B 09/07 12/31 TAC 111 630 ISH PLCK B 09/12 12/31 TAC 114 620 ISH PLCK B 09/21 12/31 TAC 116 ALL ALL POPA B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 610 ALL POPA B 07/03 12/31 TAC 83 640,650 ALL POPA B 07/07 12/31 TAC 88 620,630 ALL POPA B 07/07 12/31 TAC 85 610 ALL POPA P 07/11 12/31 TAC 90A 620,630 ALL POPA P 07/19 12/31 TAC 93 610,620,630 ALL ROCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 640,650 ALL ROCK B 01/01 07/01 TAC 78 640,650 ALL ROCK B 07/07 12/31 TAC 86 610 ALL ROCK P 07/25 12/31 TAC 97 620,630 ALL ROCK P 07/25 12/31 TAC 96 ALL TRW SABL B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 620,630 TRW SABL P 10/30 12/31 TAC 129 ALL ALL SRRE B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 640,650 ALL SRRE P 09/23 12/31 TAC 118 ALL TRW SWC B 05/06 07/01 HAL 57 ALL TRW SWC B 08/11 10/01 HAL 104 ALL ALL THDS B 01/01 12/31 SPEC Notes: (a) Groundfish fisheries open except as listed. Contact ADF&G for closures in State waters and for area 650 Demersal rockfish. (b) SUBAREAS: CVOA = Catcher Vessel Operation Area HSA = Herring Savings Area (50CFR 675.2) RKCSA = Redking Crab Savings Area Rookeries = steller sea lion rookeries SSA = Salmon Savings Area Zone1 = 508, 509, 512, 516 Zone2 = 513, 517, 521 Zone2H = 517 (c) GEAR: PTR = pelagic trawl; NPT = non-pelagic trawl TRW = all trawls; JIG = jig/troll; OTH = all others ISH = inshore sector; OSH = offshore sector (d) SPECIES: AMCK = Atka mackerel; ARTH = arrowtooth flounder; DFLT = deepwater flatfish (Dover sole and Greenland turbot); DSR = demersal shelf rockfish; DWC = deep water complex (rockfish, rex sole, arrowtooth flounder, sablefish, Dover and Greenland turbot); FSOL = flathead sole; GTRB = turbot; NORK = northern rockfish; OFLAT = other flatfish; OTHER = other species; PCOD = Pacific cod; PELS = pelagic rockfish; PLCK = pollock; POPA = Pacific ocean perch; ROCK = other rockfish; RSOL = rock sole; SABL = sablefish; SFLT = shallow water flatfish; SRRE = shortraker/rougheye; SRSN = other red rockfish; SWC = shallow water complex (pollock, Pacific cod, flathead sole, Atka mackerel, shallow water flatfish, "other species") (e) STATUS: B = bycatch, C = closed, P = no retention (f) CAUSE: BTCR = Bairdi Tanner; HERR = herring, MM = marine mammals; OF = overfishing; REG = regulations; SPEC final TAC = groundfish limitation (g) Please consult the regulations for a complete description of applicable rookery closures. (h) CDQ catch not included.