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2003 Final Rules - 50 CFR Parts 680, 679 and 600

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American Fisheries Act (AFA)


Community Development Quota (CDQ)

  • 68 FR 69974, December 16, 2003. Final rule to modify the management of the 'other species' CDQ reserve by eliminating specific allocations of 'other species' CDQ to individual CDQ groups and, instead, allowing NMFS to manage the 'other species'.
  • 68 FR 59889, October 20, 2003. Technical amendment to 68 FR 44473 (July 29, 2003).
  • 68 FR 44473, July 29, 2003. Final rule to revise recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the IFQ and CDQ programs - Amendment 72 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI and Amendment 64 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA.
  • 68 FR 9902, March 3, 2003. Final rule to increase the Area 4E trip limit and modify the Area 4 Catch Sharing Plan to allow CDQ Program participants to harvest allocations of Area 4D halibut CDQ in Area 4E.

Crab

  • 68 FR 71082, December 22, 2003. Notice of qualifying bidders and voters for the fishing capacity reduction program for the crab species managed under the BSAI King and Tanner Crabs Fishery Management Plan. Comment period through January 21, 2004.
  • 68 FR 69331, December 12, 2003. Final rule to establish a fishing capacity reduction program in the fishery for the crab species managed under the BSAI King and Tanner Crabs Fishery Management Plan.
  • 68 FR 46117, August 5, 2003. Final rule to amend eligibility for BSAI crab species License Limitation Program licenses. Effective September 4, 2003.
  • 67 FR 77439, December 18, 2002. Pacific halibut and red king crab bycatch rate standards for the first half of 2003. Comment period through January 2, 2003.

Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management

  • 68 FR 70753, December 19, 2003. Apportionment of Reserve for four groundfish target species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
  • 68 FR 69047, December 11, 2003. Rule to rescind a previous action and reallocate Pacific Cod from vessels using trawl and jig gear to catcher/processors using hook and line gear and vessels using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
  • 68 FR 68265, December 8, 2003. Interim final rule for Total Allowable Catch (TAC) amounts for each category of groundfish in the BSAI for 2004. Effective: January 1, 2004.
  • 68 FR 67964, December 5, 2003. Interim final rule for Total Allowable Catch (TAC) amounts for each category of groundfish in the GOA for 2004. Effective: January 1, 2004.
  • 68 FR 67379, December 2, 2003. Rule to rescind a previous action and reallocate Pacific cod from vessels using trawl and jig gear to catcher/processors using hook and line gear and vessels using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
  • 68 FR 67086, December 1, 2003. Final rule to implement Amendment 77, allocation of Pacific cod among fixed gear sectors. Effective: January 1, 2004.
  • 68 FR 59889, October 20, 2003. Technical amendment to 68 FR 44473 (July 29, 2003).
  • 68 FR 59748, October 17, 2003. Reallocation of Pacific cod from vessels using trawl, jig and pot gear to vessels using hook and line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
  • 68 FR 58038, October 8, 2003. Final rule to refine requirements for the facilitation of observer data transmission and improve support for observers. Effective January 1, 2004.
  • 68 FR 57634, October 6, 2003. Reallocation of pollock from the incidental catch account to the directed fisheries for pollock in the Bering Sea Subarea.
  • 68 FR 52142, September 2, 2003. Final rule to implement the partial approval of Amendment 75 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI - removal of full retention and utilization requirements (IR/IU) for rock and yellowfin sole. Effective October 2, 2003
  • 68 FR 51928, August 29, 2003. Reallocation of pollock from the incidental catch account to the directed fisheries for pollock in the Bering Sea Subarea.
  • 68 FR 44666, July 30, 2003. Amendment to the eligibility criteria for the Pacific cod endorsements for BSAI groundfish licenses issued under the License Limitation Program. Effective August 29, 2003.
  • 68 FR 44473, July 29, 2003. Final rule to revise recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the IFQ and CDQ programs - Amendment 72 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI and Amendment 64 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA.
  • 68 FR 41725, July 15, 2003. List of Fisheries for 2003.
  • 68 FR 40812, July 9, 2003. Increased roe retention limit for pollock harvested in the BSAI.
  • 68 FR 37095, June 23, 2003. Chiniak Gully Research Area opening for the groundfish trawl fisheries of the GOA.
  • 68 FR 37095, June 23, 2003. Correction to 68 FR 715 (January 7, 2003).
  • 68 FR 31629, May 28, 2003. Final rule to allow use of pot gear in waters around Cape Barnabas and Caton Island in the GOA for directed fishing for Pacific cod.
  • 68 FR 24468, May 9, 2003. Chiniak Gully Research Area opening for the groundfish trawl fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska. Comment period through June 6, 2003.
  • 68 FR 24615, May 8, 2003. Correction to Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures, 68 FR 204 (January 2, 2003).
  • 68 FR 15969, April 2, 2003. Correction to 68 FR 715 (January 7, 2003)
  • 68 FR 14902, March 27, 2003. Correction to a docket number of 68 FR 9907 (March 3, 2003).
  • 68 FR 11004, March 7, 2003. Seasonal closure of a portion of the waters located near Cape Sarichef in the Bering Sea subarea to directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using trawl, pot, or hook-and-line gear to support NMFS research on the effect of fishing on the localized abundance of Pacific cod.
  • 68 FR 9907, March 3, 2003. Final BSAI 2003 Groundfish Harvest Specifications.
  • 68 FR 9924, March 3, 2003. Final GOA 2003 Groundfish Harvest Specifications.
  • 68 FR 1392, January 10, 2003. Correction to 67 FR 72595.
  • 68 FR 715, January 7, 2003. Revisions to observer coverage requirements for vessels and shoreside processors in the North Pacific groundfish fisheries.
  • 68 FR 204, January 2, 2003. Final rule to implement Steller sea lion protection measures to avoid the likelihood that the groundfish fisheries off Alaska will jeopardize the continued existence of the western distinct population segment (DPS) of Steller sea lions or adversely modify its critical habitat.
  • 67 FR 77439, December 18, 2002. Pacific halibut and red king crab bycatch rate standards for the first half of 2003. Comment period through January 2, 2003.

Halibut

  • 68 FR 47256, August 8, 2003. Final rule to implement Guideline Harvest Levels for the halibut charter fishery. Effective September 8, 2003.
  • 68 FR 26230, May 15, 2003. Correction to typographic error in 68 FR 18145 (April 15, 2003).
  • 68 FR 22323, April 28, 2003. Correction to 68 FR 10989 (March 7, 2003), Pacific halibut fisheries catch sharing plan.
  • 68 FR 18145, April 15, 2003. Final rule to authorize and manage a Subsistence Halibut Fishery in waters in and off Alaska. Effective May 15, 2003.
  • 68 FR 10989, March 7, 2003. Annual management measures for Pacific halibut fisheries and approval of catch sharing plan, and final rule; changes to the Catch Sharing Plan and to sport fishing management.
  • 67 FR 77439, December 18, 2002. Pacific halibut and red king crab bycatch rate standards for the first half of 2003. Comment period through January 2, 2003.

Improved Retention/Improved Utilization (IR/IU)

  • 68 FR 52142, September 2, 2003. Final rule to implement the partial approval of Amendment 75 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI - removal of full retention and utilization requirements (IR/IU) for rock and yellowfin sole. Effective October 2, 2003

Individual Fishing Quota Program (IFQ)


License Limitation Program (LLP)

  • 68 FR 46117, August 5, 2003. Final rule to amend eligibility for BSAI crab species License Limitation Program licenses. Effective September 4, 2003.
  • 68 FR 44666, July 30, 2003. Amendment to the eligibility criteria for the Pacific cod endorsements for BSAI groundfish licenses issued under the License Limitation Program. Effective August 29, 2003.

Observer Program (Groundfish)


Observer Program (Marine Mammal)


Recordkeeping and Reporting

  • 68 FR 62501, November 4, 2003. NOAA information collection requirements; update and corrections.
  • 68 FR 61339, October 28, 2003. Technical ammendment for an update and correction to NOAA information collection requirements for the Paperwork Reduction Act.
  • 68 FR 59889, October 20, 2003. Technical amendment to 68 FR 44473 (July 29, 2003).
  • 68 FR 58038, October 8, 2003. Final rule to refine requirements for the facilitation of observer data transmission and improve support for observers. Effective January 1, 2004.
  • 68 FR 44473, July 29, 2003. Final rule to revise recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the IFQ and CDQ programs - Amendment 72 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI and Amendment 64 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA.
  • 68 FR 23925, May 6, 2003. Correction to the definition of Length Overall in 66 FR 47416 (September 12, 2001) and 68 FR 20083 (April 24, 2003).
  • 68 FR 20083, April 24, 2003. Revisions to definition of Length Overall of a Vessel, correction to 66 FR 47416 (September 12, 2001).

Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures

  • 68 FR 31629, May 28, 2003. Final rule to allow use of pot gear in waters around Cape Barnabas and Caton Island in the GOA for directed fishing for Pacific cod.
  • 68 FR 24468, May 9, 2003. Chiniak Gully Research Area opening for the groundfish trawl fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska. Comment period through June 6, 2003.
  • 68 FR 24615, May 8, 2003. Correction to 68 FR 204 (January 2, 2003).
  • 68 FR 11004, March 7, 2003. Seasonal closure of a portion of the waters located near Cape Sarichef in the Bering Sea subarea to directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using trawl, pot, or hook-and-line gear to support NMFS research on the effect of fishing on the localized abundance of Pacific cod.
  • 68 FR 204, January 2, 2003. Final rule to implement Steller sea lion protection measures to avoid the likelihood that the groundfish fisheries off Alaska will jeopardize the continued existence of the western distinct population segment (DPS) of Steller sea lions or adversely modify its critical habitat.