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 Date 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 ALL TRW GTRB/SABL B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL HAL,PO IFQ-SABL B 01/01 03/15 REG 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 OSH PLCK B 01/20 01/26 REG 541 ALL AMCK B 02/04 12/31 TAC 6 ALL OSH PLCK B 02/23 02/26 TAC 17 MDNG ALL OSH PLCK B 02/27 03/12 TAC 18 MDNG 541 ALL POPA B 02/27 12/31 TAC 20 541 ALL AMCK P 02/28 12/31 TAC 19 ALL ISH PLCK B 03/04 12/31 TAC 24 MDNG ALL OSH PLCK B 03/14 03/20 TAC 29 542 ALL AMCK B 03/15 12/31 TAC 32 ALL OSH PLCK B 03/22 12/31 TAC 34 542 ALL POPA B 03/24 04/15 TAC 36 42 ALL ALL SRRE P 04/01 12/31 TAC 42 543 ALL POPA B 04/07 12/31 TAC 45 542 ALL POPA B 04/15 04/16 TAC 47 ALL TRW AMCK, ALL ROCKFISH 04/21 12/31 OF 50 ALL HAL GTRB P 05/10 05/12 OF 59 ALL HAL PCOD P 05/10 12/31 OF 59 ALL HAL GTRB B 05/12 12/31 OF 60 ALL TRW PCOD P 05/27 12/31 OF 65 BERING SEA 512 TRW ALL C 01/01 12/31 REG ALL TRW ALL C 01/01 01/20 REG ROOKERIES ALL ALL C 01/01 12/31 REG ZONE 1 TRW ALL ROCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 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 ALL POPA B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL HAL,PO SABL NON-IFQ P 01/01 12/31 REG ALL ALL SRSN B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL OSH PLCK B 01/20 01/26 REG ALL ALL AMCK B 02/04 12/31 TAC 6 RKCSS BTR ALL B 02/12 12/31 RKC 9 516 TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 02/14 03/15 RKC 10 ALL ISH PLCK B 02/19 09/01 TAC 11 ALL OSH PLCK B 02/20 09/01 TAC 12 ALL ALL AMCK P 02/28 12/31 TAC 19 ZONE 1 TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 03/04 12/31 BTCR 23 516 TRW ALL C 03/15 06/15 REG ALL ALL GTRB B 05/19 12/31 TAC 62 ALL ALL GTRB P 07/23 12/31 TAC 98 ALL OSH PLCK B 10/02 12/31 TAC 121 MDNG ALL ALL ROCK P 10/08 12/31 TAC 122 ALL ISH PLCK B 10/16 12/31 TAC 125 BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ALL TRW GTRB,ARTH,SABL B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL ALL ROCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 02/20 04/01 HAL 13 ALL TRW YSOL B 03/22 03/31 HAL 35 40 ALL TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 04/12 07/01 HAL 46 ZONE 1 TRW PCOD B 04/23 12/31 BTCR 51 ALL TRW-CV PCOD B 04/29 10/15 TAC 53 124 ALL TRW YSOL B 04/29 05/09 HAL 54 58 ZONE 1 TRW YSOL B 05/13 12/31 BTCR 61 ALL HAL PCOD B 05/30 09/15 TAC 66 HSA1 TRW RSOL/FSOL/OFLAT B 06/15 07/01 HERR ALL TRW YSOL B 06/16 08/15 HAL 74 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 NPT PLCK B 09/11 12/31 HAL 113 GULF OF ALASKA ALL TRW ALL C 01/01 01/20 REG 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 HAL IFQ-SABL B 01/01 03/15 REG 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 610,640,650 OSH PCOD B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 620,630 OSH PCOD B 01/01 10/01 SPEC 117 ALL ALL POPA B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 640,650 ALL ROCK B 01/01 07/01 TAC 78 610,620,630 ALL ROCK B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL TRW SABL B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL ALL SRRE B 01/01 12/31 SPEC ALL ALL THDS B 01/01 12/31 SPEC 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 21 610 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 ALL TRW DWC B 03/15 04/01 HAL 31 640,650 ISH PLCK P 03/31 12/31 TAC 38 ALL TRW DWC B 04/14 07/01 HAL 48 ALL TRW SWC B 05/06 07/01 HAL 57 610 ISH PLCK B 06/02 09/01 TAC 68 6 AM 620,630 ALL NEARSHORE PELS B 06/07 12/31 TAC 69 620 ISH PLCK B 06/08 09/01 TAC 70 630 ISH PLCK B 06/09 09/01 TAC 71 610 ALL NORK B 07/03 12/31 TAC 84 610 ALL POPA B 07/03 12/31 TAC 83 620,630 ALL POPA B 07/07 12/31 TAC 85 640,650 ALL POPA B 07/07 12/31 TAC 88 640,650 ALL ROCK B 07/07 12/31 TAC 86 620,630 ALL NORK B 07/10 12/31 TAC 89 610 TRW ALL EXCEPT PLCK B 07/11 12/31 OF 90A 610 ALL POPA P 07/11 12/31 TAC 90A 620,630 ALL OFFSHORE PELS B 07/15 12/31 TAC 92 640,650 ALL PELS B 07/15 12/31 TAC 91 620,630 ALL POPA P 07/19 12/31 TAC 93 ALL TRW DWC B 07/20 12/31 TAC 94 640,650 ALL NORK P 07/23 12/31 TAC 95 620,630 ALL ROCK P 07/25 12/31 TAC 96 610 ALL ROCK P 07/25 12/31 TAC 97 ALL TRW SWC B 08/11 10/01 HAL 104 610 ALL PCOD P 09/04 12/31 TAC 110 610 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 116 640,650 ALL SRRE P 09/23 12/31 TAC 118 620,630 ISH PCOD B 10/27 12/31 TAC 127 620,630 TRW SABL P 10/30 12/31 TAC 129 ALL TRW ALL B 11/26 12/31 HAL 131 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.