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National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Regional Office

2001 Proposed Rules - 50 CFR Parts 680, 679 and 600

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American Fisheries Act (AFA)

  • 66 FR 65028, December 17, 2001. Proposed Rule to implement Amendments 61/61/13/8 to incorporate provisions of the AFA into FMPs. Comment period through January 31, 2002.
  • 66 FR 59225, November 27, 2001. Notice of Availability for Amendments 61/61/13/8 to incorporate provisions of the AFA into FMPs. Comment period through January 28, 2002.
  • 66 FR 54241, October 26, 2001. Notice of Availability for AFA draft EIS (No. 010395). Comment period through December 10, 2001.

Community Development Quota (CDQ)

  • 66 FR 38626, July 25, 2001. Proposed changes to crab CDQ program to allow the State of Alaska more flexibility in establishing fishing seasons. Comment period through August 24, 2001.

Crab

  • 66 FR 17397, March 30, 2001. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 60 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI, and Amendment 10 to the FMP for King and Tanner Crab Fisheries of the BSAI. Comment period through April 30, 2001.
  • 66 FR 3976, January 17, 2001. Notice of Availability of Amendments 60/58/10 to revise the LLP. Comment period through March 19, 2001.

Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management

  • 66 FR 17397, March 30, 2001. Proposed rule to implement Amendment 60 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI, and Amendment 10 to the FMP for King and Tanner Crab Fisheries of the BSAI. Comment period through April 30, 2001.

Individual Fishing Quota Program (IFQ)

  • 66 FR 52090, October 12, 2001. Proposed rule to implement Amendments 54/54 to allow changes to quota share ownership of a vessel, to revise the definition of a change in the corporation or partnership, and to revise sablefish use limits to be expressed in QS units rather than as percentages of the QS pool. Comment period through November 26, 2001.
  • 66 FR 38412, July 24, 2001. Notice of Availability of Amendments 54/54 to change the IFQ program for fixed gear Pacific halibut and sablefish fisheries off Alaska. Comment period through September 24, 2001.

License Limitation Program (LLP)

  • 66 FR 49908, October 1, 2001. Proposed rule to implement BSAI Amendment 67 to stabilize fully utilized Pacific cod resources harvested with non-trawl gear in the BSAI.
  • 66 FR 42833, August 15, 2001. Notice of Availability of BSAI Amendment 67 to stabilize the fully utilized fixed gear Pacific cod fishery in the BSAI. Comment period through October 15, 2001.
  • 66 FR 17397, March 30, 2001. Proposed rule to implement Amendments 60/58/10 to revise the LLP. Comment period through April 30, 2001.
  • 66 FR 3976, January 17, 2001. Notice of Availability of Amendments 60/58/10 to revise the LLP. Comment period through March 19, 2001.

Recordkeeping and Reporting

  • 66 FR 41664, August 8, 2001. NMFS proposes revisions to several sections of regulations that pertain to permits, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for crab and groundfish fisheries off Alaska. Comment period through September 7, 2001.
  • 66 FR 28883, May 25, 2001. NMFS proposes to clarify the definition of length overall (LOA) of a vessel. Comment period through June 25, 2001.

Salmon

  • 66 FR 51001, October 5, 2001. Amendment 6 to the Alaska Salmon Fishery's FMP to revise the overfishing definitions for the salmon fishery. Comment period through December 4, 2001.

Seabird Bycatch Reduction and Avoidance Measures

  • 66 FR 12764, February 28, 2001. Notice of Availability of a National Plan of Action for the reduction of incidental catch of seabirds in longline fisheries.

Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures