NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE Last Update Fishery Management Division 17-APR-95 Juneau, Alaska 04:30p 1994 FEDERAL GROUNDFISH FISHERIES CLOSURES OFF ALASKA (i) In Effect During 1994 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: 1 Rookeries ALL ALL C 01/01 12/31 (vii) REG 2 Ugamak Island TRW ALL C 03/15 04/15 REG OTHER BSAI CLOSURES: 1 512 TRW ALL C 01/01 12/31 REG 2 516 TRW ALL C 03/15 06/15 REG 3 ALL ALL YSOL & MISC FLATS B 01/01 02/07 REG 4 ALL ALL GTRB/ARTH B 01/01 05/01 REG 5 ALL TRW ALL C 01/01 01/20 REG 6 518 ALL PLCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 7 BS ALL OTHER ROCKFISH B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 8 BS ALL POP/RED ROCKFISH B 01/01 09/01 SPEC 9 AI ALL SRRE B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 10 ALL ALL PLCK(Except CDQ) B 04/15 08/15 REG 11 CVOA OSH PLCK B 08/15 12/31 REG 12 BS,541 ALL AMCK B 02/13 04/09 TAC 13 BS OSH PLCK B 02/18 08/15 TAC 14 AI OSH PLCK B 03/01 08/25 TAC 15 BS ISH PLCK B 03/02 08/15 TAC 16 Zone 1 TRW RSOL/OFLAT B 02/28 12/31 RKC 17 AI ISH PLCK B 03/18 08/25 TAC 18 AI ALL POP B 04/04 07/04 TAC 19 BS,541 ALL AMCK P 04/09 12/31 TAC 20 AI ALL GTRB B 05/04 06/06 TAC 21 BS ALL GTRB B 05/08 12/31 TAC 22 Zone 2 TRW RSOL/OFLAT B 05/07 12/31 BTC 23 ALL TRW PCOD B 05/07 12/31 HLBT 24 Zone 1 TRW YSOL B 05/16 12/31 BTC 25 ALL HAL,POT PCOD B 05/16 08/31 TAC 26 ALL TRW GTRB/ARTH/SABL B 05/23 12/31 HLBT 27 BS TRW SABL P 06/01 12/31 TAC 28 542 ALL AMCK B 06/07 07/04 TAC 29 BS ALL GTRB P 06/08 12/31 TAC 30 AI ALL GTRB B 06/19 12/31 TAC 31 543 ALL AMCK B 06/30 12/31 TAC 32 ALL TRW RSOL/OFLAT B 07/05 12/31 HLBT 33 ALL TRW YSOL B 07/05 08/03 HLBT 34 AI ALL SCNO B 07/06 12/31 TAC 35 AI ALL POP B 07/14 12/31 TAC 36 542 ALL AMCK B 07/28 12/31 TAC 37 BS HAL,POT SABL B 08/08 12/31 TAC 38 Salmon Savings Area TRW ALL C 08/20 11/12 SAL 39 ALL NPT PLCK B 09/06 12/31 HLBT 40 BS OSH PLCK B 09/24 12/05 TAC 41 AI OSH PLCK B 09/28 12/31 TAC 42 BS ISH PLCK B 10/04 12/31 TAC 43 AI ALL GTRB P 10/05 12/31 TAC 44 BS ALL POP B 10/07 12/31 TAC 45 AI ISH PLCK B 10/08 10/13 TAC 46 ALL HAL,POT PCOD B 10/16 12/31 TAC 47 Herring Savings TRW PLCK C 11/04 03/01 (1995) HERR 48 ALL TRW YSOL B 11/19 12/31 HLBT 49 ALL TRW,HAL,POT PCOD P 11/25 12/31 TAC 50 BS OSH PLCK B 12/20 12/31 TAC OTHER GOA CLOSURES: REF SUB-AREA(S) GEAR SPECIES STATUS EFFECTIVE REF CAUSE # (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) FROM THRU NUM (vi) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ALL TRW ALL C 01/01 01/20 REG 2 ALL TRW SABL B 01/01 12/31 TAC 3 ALL POT,OTHER SABL P 01/01 12/31 REG 4 ALL HAL SABL B 01/01 05/18 REG 5 ALL TRW Rockfish B 01/01 07/04 REG 6 620,630,640,650 ALL AMCK B 01/01 12/31 TAC 7 610 ALL AMCK B 01/01 03/14 TAC 8 640,650 ALL NORK B 01/01 12/31 TAC 9 610,640,650 ALL Other Rockfish B 01/01 12/31 TAC 10 ALL OSH PCOD B 01/01 12/31 TAC 11 ALL ALL POP B 01/01 12/31 TAC 12 610 ALL REXS B 01/01 12/31 TAC 13 ALL ALL SRRE B 01/01 12/31 TAC 14 ALL ALL THDS B 01/01 12/31 TAC 15 620,630 ALL Other Rockfish B 01/01 01/27 TAC 16 610 ALL PLCK B 02/04 06/01 TAC 17 620 ALL PLCK B 02/09 06/01 TAC 18 630 ALL PLCK B 02/18 06/01 TAC 19 610 ISH PCOD B 03/08 11/19 TAC 20 610 ALL AMCK B 03/16 12/31 TAC 21 620,630 ISH PCOD B 03/16 04/09 TAC 22 ALL TRW Shallow Water Spec. B 03/21 03/31 HLBT 23 640,650 ISH PLCK B 03/28 12/31 TAC 24 ALL HAL SABL B 05/28 09/01 HLBT 25 ALL HAL ALL(Exc.650 DEMS) B 05/28 09/01 HLBT 26 620,630 ISH PCOD P 04/09 12/31 TAC 27 ALL TRW Deep Water Spec. B 04/22 06/30 HLBT 28 ALL TRW Shallow Water Spec. B 05/19 06/30 HLBT 29 610 ALL PLCK B 06/02 07/01 TAC 30 620 ALL PLCK B 06/05 07/01 TAC 31 630 ALL PLCK B 06/22 07/01 TAC 32 610 ALL PLCK B 07/02 10/01 TAC 33 620,630 ALL NORK B 07/15 12/31 TAC 34 620 ALL PLCK B 07/15 10/01 TAC 35 630 ALL PLCK B 07/15 10/01 TAC 36 610 ALL NORK B 07/29 12/31 TAC 37 640,650 ALL OTHER ROCKFISH B 07/30 12/31 TAC 38 ALL ALL THDS P 08/01 12/31 TAC 39 610 ALL AMCK/NORK/SRRE P 08/03 12/31 TAC 40 640,650 ALL SRRE P 08/03 12/31 TAC 41 640,650 ALL NORK P 08/05 12/31 TAC 42 ALL TRW Shallow Water Spec. B 08/15 09/30 HLBT 43 620,630 ALL POP P 08/24 12/31 OF 44 ALL TRW Deep Water Species B 08/29 09/30 HLBT 45 620,630 TRW NORK P 08/29 12/31 TAC 46 610,620,630,640 HAL SABL B 09/01 09/12 HLBT 47 650 HAL SABL B 09/01 12/31 HLBT 48 610,620,630,640 HAL SABL B 09/14 12/31 HLBT 49 620,630 TRW Rockfish P 09/30 12/31 TAC 50 610 ALL PLCK B 10/04 12/31 TAC 51 620 ALL PLCK B 10/10 12/31 TAC 52 630 ALL PLCK B 10/10 12/31 TAC 53 620,630 ALL AMCK B 10/12 12/31 TAC 54 640,650 ALL POP B 10/24 12/31 TAC 55 ALL TRW ALL (EXCEPT PLCK) B 10/29 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 = 508,509,512,516 Zone 2 = 513,517,521 Zone 2H = 517 CVOA = Catcher Vessel Operational Area (iii) "PTR" = pelagic trawl; "NPT" = non-pelagic trawl "TRW" = all trawls; "JIG" = jig/troll; "OTH" = all others "ISH" = inshore sector; "OSH" = offshore sector (iv) SPECIES: "ROCK" = other rockfish; "SRSN" = other red rockfish "PLCK" = pollock; "PCOD" = Pacific cod; "RSOLE" = rock sole "SABL" = sablefish; "ARTH" = arrowtooth; "GTRB" = Greenland turbot "SRRE" = shortraker/rougheye; "OFLAT" = other flatfish "AMCK" = Atka mackeral; "OTHER" = other species "YSOL" = yellowfin sole; "POP" = Pacific ocean perch "NORK" = Northern rockfish; "DSR" = demersal shelf rockfish "TYHD" = thornyhead rockfish: "PELS" = pelagic shelf rockfish "DLFT" = deepwater flatfish; "FSOL" = flathead sole "Shallow Water Spec." = Pacific cod, shallow-water flatfish, flathead sole, Atka mackerel, "other species", and pollock "Deep Water Spec." = all rockfish, Greenland turbot, Dover sole, Rex sole, arrowtooth flounder, and sablefish "SAL" = Other salmon (v) STATUS: "C" = closed; "B" = bycatch; "P" = no retention (vi) CAUSE: "MM" = marine mammals; "TAC" = groundfish limitation "REG" = regulations; "HERR" = herring; "BTCR" = Bairdi Tanner "OF" = overfishing; "SPEC" = final specifications (vii) Please consult the regulations for a complete description of applicable rookery closures.