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Information Bulletin 00-52
Sustainable Fisheries Division
907-586-7228
June 8, 2000
10:00 a.m.

NMFS Amends Prohibited Species Bycatch Allowances to Reflect Reduced Trawl Limitsfor Pacific Halibut and Crab

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is amending the prohibited species bycatch allowances of Pacific halibut and crab for trawl gear published in the Final 2000 Harvest Specifications for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. This action is effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, June 15, 2000, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.

This action is necessary to reflect reduced PSC limits for Pacific halibut and crab implemented under Amendment 57 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area.

NMFS is amending Table 7 of the Final 2000 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to read as follows:

Table 7.-PROHIBITED SPECIES BYCATCH ALLOWANCES FOR THE BSAI TRAWL AND NON-TRAWL FISHERIES1

[All amounts are in metric tons]

Prohibited Species and Zone
TRAWL FISHERIESHalibutHerring Red King CrabC. opilioC. bairdi
(mt)(animals)(animals)(animals)
(mt) BSAIBSAIZone 1 COBLZ2 Zone 1Zone 2
Yellowfin sole886169116552,876,579288,7501,514,683
January 20 - March 31262???????????????
April 1 - May 20196???????????????
May 21 - July 348???????????????
July 4 - December 31380???????????????
Rocksole/oth.flat/flat sole37792442,090869,934309,326504,894
January 20 - March 31448???????????????
April 1 - July 3164???????????????
July 4 - December 31167???????????????
Turbot/sablefish/arrowtooth4???11???41,043??????
Rockfish (July 4 - December 31)5699???41,043???10,024
Pacific cod1
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