National Marine Fisheries Service 12/8/97 Fishery Management Division 9:04 AM Juneau, Alaska 99802-1668 1996 FEDERAL GROUNDFISH CLOSURES OFF ALASKA (a) In Effect During 1996 Fishing Year By Area and Date AREA GEAR SPECIES STATUS EFFECTIVE CAUSE NR NOTES (b) (c) (d) (e) FROM THRU (f) # ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ALL TRW GTRB/SABL B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 541,542 ALL POPA B 01/01 02/29 SPEC 16 17 ALL ALL ROCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL HAL SABL NON-IFQ P 01/01 12/31 REG ALL HAL SABLE IFQ B 01/01 03/15 REG ALL ALL SRRE B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 541 ALL AMCK B 02/14 07/01 TAC 13 66 ALL OSH PLCK B 03/02 12/31 TAC 22 541 ALL POPA B 03/05 12/31 TAC 24 ALL ISH PLCK B 03/10 03/15 TAC 27 542 ALL POPA B 03/11 12/31 TAC 28 ALL ISH PLCK B 03/15 03/16 TAC 31 543 ALL POPA B 03/20 04/15 TAC 33 43 542 ALL AMCK B 04/14 07/01 TAC 41 66 543 ALL POPA B 04/18 12/31 TAC 44 543 ALL POPA P 05/19 12/31 TAC 53 ALL ALL SCNO B 05/30 12/31 TAC 60 541 ALL POPA P 06/03 12/31 TAC 55 542 ALL AMCK B 07/13 07/31 TAC 76 88 ALL ALL SCNO P 07/27 12/31 TAC 85 541 ALL AMCK B 07/8 07/31 TAC 71 88 541 ALL AMCK B 08/02 12/31 TAC 94 542 ALL AMCK B 08/04 12/31 TAC 95 ALL TRW AMCK P 09/07 12/31 OF 107 ALL HAL SABL IFQ B 11/15 12/31 REG BERING SEA ALL HAL SABL IFQ B 01/01 03/15 REG ROOKERIES ALL ALL C 01/01 12/31 REG ALL TRW GTRB/SABL B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 518 ALL PLCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL ALL POPA B 01/01 10/06 SPEC 121 ALL ALL ROCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ZONE 1 TRW ROCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL HAL SABL NON-IFQ P 01/01 12/31 REG ALL ALL SRSN B 01/01 10/06 SPEC 121 ALL ALL AMCK B 02/14 07/01 TAC 13 66 ALL OSH PLCK B 02/26 08/15 TAC 19 ALL ISH PLCK B 03/02 08/15 TAC 20 ALL ALL AMCK B 07/08 07/31 TAC 71 88 ALL ALL AMCK B 08/02 12/31 TAC 94 ALL TRW PLCK B 08/15 09/01 REG 89 ALL ALL GTRB P 10/06 12/31 TAC 119 ALL TRW POPA B 10/08 12/31 TAC 123 ALL TRW SRSN B 10/08 12/31 TAC 123 ALL ISH PLCK B 10/17 12/31 TAC ALL OSH PLCK B 10/17 12/31 TAC ALL HAL SABL IFQ B 11/15 12/31 REG BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 512 TRW ALL C 01/01 12/31 REG ALL TRW ALL C 01/01 01/20 REG ALL TRW ARTH B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL ALL GTRB,ARTH B 01/01 05/01 REG ALL OSH PLCK B 01/20 01/26 REG ALL TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 02/26 04/01 HAL 18 516 TRW ALL C 03/15 06/15 REG ZONE 1 TRW YSOL B 03/20 04/01 BTC 34 ALL TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 04/13 06/03 HAL 40 56 ALL ALL PLCK B 04/15 08/15 REG ALL TRW PCOD B 05/14 06/14 HAL 52 64 ALL NONTRWALL (EXCEPT PCOD) B 05/15 12/31 HAL 50 ALL HAL PCOD B 05/15 09/01 HAL 49 ALL TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 06/08 07/01 HAL 63 ALL TRW YSOL B 06/17 08/15 HAL 65 ALL TRW PCOD B 06/23 10/25 HAL 69 ALL TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 07/31 12/31 HAL 91 ALL NPT PLCK B 09/07 12/31 HAL 106 ALL TRW YSOL B 10/02 10/16 HAL 118 ALL TRW YSOL B 10/26 12/31 HAL 131 ALL HAL PCOD B 11/05 12/31 HAL 137 ALL TRW PCOD B 11/09 12/31 HAL 138 GULF OF ALASKA ALL TRW ALL B 01/01 01/20 REG ALL TRW ALL ROCKFISH B 01/01 07/01 REG 610 ALL AMCK B 01/01 07/01 TAC 67 620,630,640,650ALL AMCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 610 ALL NORK B 01/01 07/01 SPEC 68 640,650 ALL NORK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 640,650 OSH PCOD B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 610,640,650 ALL PELS B 01/01 01/30 SPEC 610 ALL REXS B 01/01 01/30 SPEC 610,620,630 ALL ROCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL TRW SABL B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL POT SABL P 01/01 12/31 REG ALL OTH SABL P 01/01 12/31 REG ALL HAL SABL IFQ B 01/01 03/15 REG ALL HAL SABL NON-IFQ P 01/01 12/31 REG ALL ALL SRRE B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL ALL THDS B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 630 ISH PLCK B 01/23 01/29 TAC 5 610 ISH PLCK B 01/28 06/01 TAC 7 620 ISH PLCK B 01/29 06/01 TAC 8 610 ALL DFLT B 01/30 12/31 SPEC 640,650 ALL ROCK B 01/30 07/31 SPEC 87 630 ISH PLCK B 02/02 06/01 TAC 11 610 ISH PCOD B 03/03 12/31 TAC 21 610 ALL REXS B 03/06 12/31 TAC 25 610 OSH PCOD B 03/09 12/31 TAC 26 620,630 OSH PCOD B 03/13 12/31 TAC 29 620,630 ISH PCOD B 03/18 12/31 TAC 32 ALL TRW DWC B 03/21 04/01 HAL 35 ALL TRW DWC B 04/15 07/01 HAL 42 610 ALL PCOD P 05/05 12/31 TAC 46 620,630 ALL PCOD P 05/05 12/31 TAC 47 ALL TRW SWC B 05/13 07/01 HAL 51 620 ISH PLCK B 06/01 09/01 TAC 58 610 ISH PLCK B 06/01 09/01 TAC 59 630 ISH PLCK B 06/01 09/01 TAC 57 610 ALL AMCK B 07/02 12/31 TAC 67 610 ALL NORK B 07/11 10/01 TAC 73 112 620,630 ALL POPA B 07/11 12/31 TAC 74 610 ALL POPA B 07/11 12/31 TAC 72 640,650 ALL POPA B 07/11 07/31 TAC 75 86 640 TRW SABL P 07/13 12/31 TAC 77 640,650 ALL SRRE P 07/14 12/31 TAC 78 620,630 ALL POPA P 07/15 12/31 TAC 80 620,630 TRW SABL P 07/15 12/31 TAC 79 620,630 ALL NORK B 07/20 12/31 TAC 81 620,630 TRW ROCK P 07/22 12/31 OF 82 640,650 ALL NORK P 08/01 12/31 TAC 92 ALL TRW SWC B 08/05 10/01 HAL 97 ALL TRW DWC B 08/07 10/01 HAL 96 630 ISH PLCK B 09/03 12/31 TAC 103 640,650 ALL POPA B 09/09 12/31 TAC 108 610 ALL PLCK B 09/18 12/31 TAC 110 620 ALL PLCK B 09/19 10/05 TAC 113 115 640,650 ALL ROCK B 09/22 12/31 TAC 114 640,650 ALL POPA P 09/30 12/31 TAC 116 610 ALL NORK B 10/06 12/31 TAC 122 620 ISH PLCK B 10/13 12/31 TAC 124 620 TRW DWF,REXS,ARFL B 10/28 12/31 OF 132 ALL HAL SABL IFQ B 11/15 12/31 REG ALL TRW DWC B 12/02 12/31 HAL 140 ALL TRW SWC B 12/02 12/31 HAL 140 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.