1997 Proposed Rules - 50 CFR Parts 680, 679 and 600
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At-Sea Scales
- 62 FR 32564, June 16, 1997. Proposed requirements for At-Sea Scales certification and scale testing program.
Community Development Quota (CDQ)
- 62 FR 43866, August 15, 1997. Proposed rule to implement Amendments 39/41/5 to establish License Limitation Program and expand the CDQ Program, 9/29/97
Crab
- 62 FR 43307, August 13, 1997. Proposed rule to implement BSAI Amendment 40 to establish C. opilio Prohibited Species Caps, 9/29/97
Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management
- 62 FR 67041, December 23, 1997. Correction to 62 FR 65638 (December 15, 1997), 1/14/98.
- 62 FR 65644, December 15, 1997. NMFS proposes 1998 harvest specifications for groundfish, reserves apportionment thereof, PSC limits, and associated management measures for the groundfish fishery of the GOA, 1/14/98.
- 62 FR 65638, December 15, 1997. NMFS proposes 1998 harvest specifications, prohibited species bycatch allowances, and associated management measures for the groundfish fishery of the BSAI, 1/12/98.
- 62 FR 65635, December 15, 1997. NMFS proposes regulations to reduce seabird bycatch in hook-and-line halibut and groundfish fisheries, 1/14/98.
- 62 FR 65402, December 12, 1997. Proposed regulations to implement Amendments 36/39 to define a forage fish species category and associated management measures. 1/26/98
- 63 FR 63690, December 2, 1997. Proposed rule to implement GOA Amendment 46 to remove black rockfish and blue rockfish from the FMP and transfer management of those rockfish to the State of Alaska, 1/16/98
- 62 FR 59844, November 5, 1997. Notice of Availability of GOA Amendment 46 to remove black rockfish and blue rockfish from the FMP and transfer management of those rockfish to the State of Alaska, 1/5/98.
- 62 FR 49464, September 22, 1997. Proposed rule to implement BSAI Amendment 34 to authorize Atka mackerel TAC allocation to jig gear, 11/6/97
- 62 FR 49198, September 19, 1997. Extension of the North Pacific Interim Observer Program through 1998, 10/20/97
- 62 FR 43977, August 18, 1997. NMFS proposes regulations to implement GOA Amendment 49 - IR/IU retention of pollock, Pacific cod, and shallow water flatfish, 10/2/97
- 62 FR 43689, August 15, 1997. Notice of Availability of BSAI Amendment 34 to authorize an allocation of atka mackerel to vessels using jig gear, 10/14/98.
- 62 FR 40497, July 29, 1997. Notice of Availability of GOA Amendment 49 to require IR/IU retention of pollock, Pacific cod, and shallow water flatfish, 9/29/97.
- 62 FR 37860, July 15, 1997. Notice of Availability of BSAI Amendment 40 to establish C. opilio Prohibited Species Caps, 9/15/97.
- 62 FR 34429, June 26, 1997. NMFS proposes regulations to implement BSAI Amendment 49 - IR/IU retention of pollock, Pacific cod, yellowfin sole, and rock sole, 8/11/97
- 62 FR 32579, June 16, 1997. Notice of Availability of Amendments 39/41/5 to establish the LLP and multi-species CDQ, 8/15/97.
- 62 FR 30835, June 5, 1997. Notice of Availability of BSAI Amendment 49 to require IR/IU retention of pollock, Pacific cod, yellowfin sole, and rock sole, 6/20/02.
- 61 FR 64310, December 4, 1996. Proposed 1997 initial harvest specifications for groundfish and associated management measures in the GOA. Comment period through December 30, 1996.
- 61 FR 60076, November 26, 1996. Proposed 1997 initial harvest specifications, prohibited species bycatch allowances and associated management measures for the groundfish fishery of the BSAI. Comment period through December 10, 1996.
Individual Fishing Quota Program (IFQ)
- 62 FR 65635, December 15, 1997. NMFS proposes regulations to reduce seabird bycatch in hook-and-line halibut and groundfish fisheries, 1/14/98.
- 62 FR 60060, November 6, 1997. Proposed amendment to modify IFQ survivorship transfer provisions, 12/8/97
- 62 FR 32734, June 17, 1997. Proposed rule to establish standard allowances for IFQ ice and slime provision, 7/17/97
- 62 FR 7993, February 21, 1997. Proposed amendment to modify the IFQ six hour notice of landing requirement, 3/24/97
License Limitation Program (LLP)
- 62 FR 43866, August 15, 1997. Proposed rule to implement Amendments 39/41/5 to establish License Limitation Program and expand the CDQ Program, 9/29/97
Observer Program (Groundfish)
- 62 FR 49198, September 19, 1997. Extension of the North Pacific Interim Observer Program through 1998, 10/20/97
Scallop
- 62 FR 62545, November 24, 1997. Change to scallop fishing season dates in the Yakutat and PWS Registration Areas, 12/9/97
Seabird Bycatch Reduction and Avoidance Measures
- 62 FR 65635, December 15, 1997. NMFS proposes regulations to reduce seabird bycatch in hook-and-line halibut and groundfish fisheries, 1/14/98.
- 62 FR 10016, March 5, 1997. Proposed management measures to reduce seabird bycatch in the hook-and-line groundfish fisheries, 3/20/97