2001 Trawl Gear - closed BSAI/GOA 1/1 to 1/20				"Updated 11/7/01, 11:18 a.m."		
Area			Date	Status	Reason	Note
BERING SEA						
	Other Rockfish		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	Pacific Ocean Perch		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	Sharpchin/Northern		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
			4-May	PSC	TAC	#01-44
	Shortraker/Rougheye 		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	Sablefish 		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	Greenland Turbot		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	Pollock - Inshore					
	     co-op vessels		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
	     co-op vessels		1-Nov	Bycatch	Reg	
	     non co-op vessels		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
	     non co-op vessels		1-Nov	Bycatch	Reg	
	Pollock - AFA CP   		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
	Pollock - AFA CP   		1-Nov	Bycatch	Reg	
 	Pollock - AFA Mothership  		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
	Pollock - AFA Mothership  	SCA	9-Mar	Bycatch	TAC	#01-23
	Pollock - AFA Mothership  		1-Nov	Bycatch	Reg	
	Pollock - Incidental Catch  		1-Jan	Bycatch	Reg	
						
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS						
	Other Rockfish		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	"Pacific Ocean Perch, Eastern"		1-Jan	Bycatch	Reg	
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			8-Jul	Bycatch	TAC	#01-62
	"Pacific Ocean Perch, Central"		1-Jan	Bycatch	Reg	
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			18-Jul	Bycatch	TAC	#01-68
			19-Sep	PSC	TAC	#01-87
	"Pacific Ocean Perch, Western"		1-Jan	Bycatch	Reg	
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			21-Jul	Bycatch	TAC	#01-72
	Sharpchin/Northern		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	Shortraker/Rougheye 		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	Atka Mackerel - Eastern  		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			23-Jan	Bycatch	TAC	#01-04
			1-Sep	Open	Reg	
			3-Sep	Bycatch	TAC	#01-79
	Atka Mackerel - Central 	All	20-Jan	Open	Reg	
		CH	2-Feb	Bycatch	TAC	#01-08
		Outside CH	20-Jan	Open	Reg	
		All	28-Feb	Bycatch	TAC	#01-19
		All	1-Sep	Open	Reg	
		CH	9-Sep	Bycatch	TAC	#01-84
		All	18-Sep	Bycatch	TAC	#01-86
	Atka Mackerel - Western 	All	20-Jan	Open	Reg	
		CH	13-Feb	Bycatch	TAC	#01-11
		Outside CH	20-Jan	Open	Reg	
		All	7-Mar	Bycatch	TAC	#01-22
		All	1-Sep	Open	Reg	
		All	30-Sep	Bycatch	TAC	#01-89
	Sablefish 		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	Greenland Turbot		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	Pollock - Incidental Catch		1-Jan	Bycatch	Reg	 
	Critical Habitat	Central	20-Jan	Open	Reg	
	     	Central	2-Feb	Closed	TAC	#01-08
		Central	28-Feb	Open	TAC	#01-19
		Central	9-Sep	Closed	TAC	#01-84
		Central	18-Sep	Open	TAC	#01-86
		Western	20-Jan	Open	Reg	
		Western	13-Feb	Closed	TAC	#01-11
		Western	7-Mar	Open	TAC	#01-22
						
BERING SEA & ALEUTIANS						
	Arrowtooth Flounder          		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/Other Flatfish                         		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			20-Mar	Bycatch	HAL	#01-28
			1-Apr	Open	Reg	
			27-Apr	Bycatch	HAL	#01-41
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			24-Aug	Bycatch	HAL	#01-77
	Other Species              		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
	Pacific Cod (Trawl - Catcher Processor)   		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			1-Nov	Bycatch	Reg	
	Pacific Cod (Trawl - Catcher Vessel)   		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			1-Nov	Bycatch	Reg	
	Squid		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
	Yellowfin Sole                                		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			25-Apr	Bycatch	HAL	#01-40
			21-May	Open	Spec	
			11-Jun	Bycatch	HAL	#01-58
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
		Zone 1	29-Oct	Bycatch	RKC	#01-95
	Critical Habitat	Central	20-Jan	Open	Reg	
		Central	2-Feb	Closed	TAC	#01-08
		Central	28-Feb	Open	TAC	#01-19
		Central	9-Sep	Closed	TAC	#01-84
		Central	18-Sep	Open	TAC	#01-86
		Western	20-Jan	Open	Reg	
		Western	13-Feb	Closed	TAC	#01-11
		Western	7-Mar	Open	TAC	#01-22
						
BOGOSLOF						
	Pollock - Incidental Catch		1-Jan	Bycatch	Reg	 
						
Closure Areas	512		1-Jan	closed	679.22(a)(1)	
	516		15-Mar	closed	679.22(a)(2)	
	516		15-Jun	open	679.22(a)(2)	
	CVOA			 679.22(a)(5)		
	Herring Savings Area			 679.21(e)(7)(vi)		
	Chinook Salmon Savings Area			see regulations 679.21(e)(7)(vii)		
	Chum Salmon Savings Area			"closed to trawl gear 8/1 to 8/31, 679.22(a)(10)"		
	Pribilof Islands Area Habitat Conservation Zone			"closed to trawl gear, 679.22(a)(6)"		
	Red King Crab Savings Area			"closed to nonpelagic trawl gear, 679.22(a)(3)"		
	Red King Crab Savings Subarea			"open 1/20,  679.21(e)(7)(ii)(B)"		
				closed to nonpelagic trawl gear 2/18/01		
				open to nonpelagic trawl gear 2/23/01 - 2/27/01		
	Nearshore Bristol Bay Trawl Closure Area			"closed to trawl gear, "		
				"except 4/1 to 6/15, 679.22(a)(9)"		
	C. opilio Crab Bycatch Limitation Zone			 679.21(e)(7)(iv)		
	Walrus Protection Areas			 679.22(a)(4)			
	Steller sea lion protection areas			" 679.22(a)(7, 8 and 11)"			
	Steller sea lion critical habitat (CH)			" 679 Table 21, 22, 23, 24"			
	Steller sea lion conservation area (SCA)			 679.22 (a)(11)(iv)			
	No person may use nonpelagic trawl gear to engage in 						
	directed fishing for non-CDQ pollock in the BSAI (679.24(b)(4)).						
Gulf of Alaska Trawl							
"WEST, CENT POLLOCK"							
	Pollock 610		20-Jan	Open	Reg		
			29-Jan	Bycatch	TAC	#01-06	
			15-Mar	 Open	Reg		
			16-Mar	Bycatch	TAC	#01-25	
			21-Mar	Open	TAC	#01-29	noon
			21-Mar	Bycatch	TAC	#01-29	midnight
			20-Aug	Open	Reg		
			7-Sep	Bycatch	TAC	#01-83
			1-Oct	Open	Reg	
			13-Oct	Bycatch	TAC	#01-91
	Pollock 620	Outside Shelikof	20-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
			20-Aug	Open	Reg	
			15-Sep	Bycatch	Reg	
			1-Oct	Open	Reg	
			1-Nov	Bycatch	Reg	
	Pollock 630	Outside Shelikof	20-Jan	Open	Reg	
		Outside Shelikof	14-Feb	Bycatch	TAC	#01-12
		Outside Shelikof	15-Mar	Open	Reg	
		Outside Shelikof	17-Mar	Bycatch	TAC	#01-26
			20-Aug	Open	Reg	
			10-Sep	Bycatch	TAC	#01-85
			1-Oct	Open	Reg	
			1-Nov	Bycatch	Reg	
	Shelikof Strait		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			1-Mar	Bycatch	Reg	
			15-Mar	Open	Reg	
			31-Mar	Bycatch	TAC	#01-38
						
WESTERN GULF						
	Arrowtooth Flounder		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			25-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-51
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			23-Jul	Bycatch	HAL	#01-73
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Deep Water Flatfish		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			25-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-51
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			23-Jul	Bycatch	HAL	#01-73
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Shallow Water Flatfish		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			27-Apr	Bycatch	HAL	#01-42
			21-May	Open	HAL	#01-48
			26-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-53
			10-Jun	Open	Spec	
			27-Jun	Bycatch	Reg	#01-59
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			4-Aug	Bycatch	HAL	#01-74a
			1-Sep	Open	 Spec	
			5-Sep	Bycatch	HAL	#01-81
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Flathead Sole		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			27-Apr	Bycatch	HAL	#01-42
			21-May	Open	HAL	#01-48
			26-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-53
			10-Jun	Open	Spec	
			27-Jun	Bycatch	Reg	#01-59
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			4-Aug	Bycatch	HAL	#01-74a
			1-Sep	Open	 Spec	
			5-Sep	Bycatch	HAL	#01-81
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Rex Sole		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			25-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-51
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			23-Jul	Bycatch	HAL	#01-73
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Pacific Ocean Perch		1-Jan	Bycatch	Reg	
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			4-Jul	Bycatch	TAC	#01-61
	Shortraker/Rougheye		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	Pelagic Shelf Rockfish		1-Jan	Bycatch	Reg	
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			23-Jul	Bycatch	HAL	#01-73
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Northern Rockfish		1-Jan	Bycatch	Reg	
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			18-Jul	Bycatch	TAC	#01-69
	Other Rockfish		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
			8-Aug	PSC	TAC	#01-75
	Pacific Cod - Inshore		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			27-Feb	Bycatch	TAC	#01-17
			1-Sep	Open	Reg	
			5-Sep	Bycatch	HAL	#01-81
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Pacific Cod - Offshore		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			26-Apr	Bycatch	TAC	#-01-39
			21-May	Open	HAL	#01-48
			24-May	Bycatch	TAC	#01-50
			1-Sep	Open	Reg	
			5-Sep	Bycatch	HAL	#01-81
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Sablefish		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	Thornyhead		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
						
CENTRAL GULF						
	Arrowtooth Flounder		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			25-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-51
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			23-Jul	Bycatch	HAL	#01-73
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Deep Water Flatfish		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			25-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-51
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			23-Jul	Bycatch	HAL	#01-73
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Shallow Water Flatfish		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			27-Apr	Bycatch	HAL	#01-42
			21-May	Open	HAL	#01-48
			26-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-53
			10-Jun	Open	Spec	
			27-Jun	Bycatch	Reg	#01-59
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			4-Aug	Bycatch	HAL	#01-74a
			1-Sep	Open	Spec	
			5-Sep	Bycatch	HAL	#01-81
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Flathead Sole		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			27-Apr	Bycatch	HAL	#01-42
			21-May	Open	HAL	#01-48
			26-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-53
			10-Jun	Open	Spec	
			27-Jun	Bycatch	Reg	#01-59
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			4-Aug	Bycatch	HAL	#01-74a
			1-Sep	Open	Spec	
			5-Sep	Bycatch	HAL	#01-81
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Rex Sole		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			25-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-51
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			23-Jul	Bycatch	HAL	#01-73
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Pacific Ocean Perch		1-Jan	Bycatch	 Reg	
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			12-Jul	Bycatch	TAC	#01-64
	Shortraker/Rougheye		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
			15-Jul	PSC	TAC	#01-66
	Pelagic Shelf Rockfish		1-Jan	Bycatch	Reg	
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			23-Jul	Bycatch	HAL	#01-73
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Northern rockfish		1-Jan	Bycatch	Reg	
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			23-Jul	Bycatch	HAL	#01-73
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Other Rockfish		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	Pacific Cod - Inshore		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			4-Mar	Bycatch	TAC	#01-21
			1-Sep	Open	Reg	
			5-Sep	Bycatch	HAL	#01-81
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Pacific Cod - Offshore		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			27-Apr	Bycatch	HAL	#01-42
			21-May	Open	HAL	#01-48
			25-May	Bycatch	TAC	#-01-52
			1-Sep	Open	Reg	
			5-Sep	Bycatch	HAL	#01-81
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Sablefish		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
			16-Jul	PSC	TAC	#01-65
	Thornyhead		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
						
EASTERN GULF						
	Shortraker/Rougheye		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
	Pacific Cod - Inshore		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			27-Apr	Bycatch	HAL	#01-42
			21-May	Open	HAL	#01-48
			26-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-53
			10-Jun	Bycatch	Reg	
			18-Jul	Open	Reg	
			4-Aug	Bycatch	HAL	#01-74a
			1-Sep	Open	Spec	
			5-Sep	Bycatch	HAL	#01-81
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Pacific Cod - Offshore		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			27-Apr	Bycatch	HAL	#01-42
			21-May	Open	HAL	#01-48
			26-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-53
			10-Jun	Bycatch	Reg	
			18-Jul	Open	Reg	
			4-Aug	Bycatch	HAL	#01-74a
			1-Sep	Open	Spec	
			5-Sep	Bycatch	HAL	#01-81
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Thornyhead		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
						
WEST YAKUTAT						
	Arrowtooth Flounder		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			25-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-51
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			23-Jul	Bycatch	HAL	#01-73
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Deep Water Flatfish		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			25-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-51
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			23-Jul	Bycatch	HAL	#01-73
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Shallow Water Flatfish		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			27-Apr	Bycatch	HAL	#01-42
			21-May	Open	HAL	#01-48
			26-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-53
			10-Jun	Open	Spec	
			27-Jun	Bycatch	Reg	#01-59
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			4-Aug	Bycatch	HAL	#01-74a
			1-Sep	Open	Spec	
			5-Sep	Bycatch	HAL	#01-81
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Flathead Sole		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			27-Apr	Bycatch	HAL	#01-42
			21-May	Open	HAL	#01-48
			26-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-53
			10-Jun	Open	Spec	
			27-Jun	Bycatch	Reg	#01-59
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			4-Aug	Bycatch	HAL	#01-74a
			1-Sep	Open	Spec	
			5-Sep	Bycatch	HAL	#01-81
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Rex Sole		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			25-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-51
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			23-Jul	Bycatch	HAL	#01-73
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Pacific Ocean Perch		1-Jan	Bycatch	Reg	
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			9-Jul	Bycatch	TAC	#01-63
	Other Rockfish		1-Jan	Bycatch	Reg	
	Pelagic Shelf Rockfish		1-Jan	Bycatch	Reg	
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			20-Jul	Bycatch	TAC	#01-71
	Pollock		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			15-Mar	Bycatch	TAC	#01-27
			21-Mar	Open	TAC	#01-30
			22-Mar	Bycatch	TAC	#01-31
	Sablefish 		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
			20-Jul	PSC	TAC	#01-70
						
SOUTHEAST			Closed to trawl gear			
						
ENTIRE GOA						
	Other Species		20-Jan	Open	Reg	
			27-Apr	Bycatch	HAL	#01-42
			21-May	Open	HAL	#01-48
			26-May	Bycatch	HAL	#01-53
			10-Jun	Open	Spec	
			27-Jun	Bycatch	Reg	#01-59
			1-Jul	Open	Spec	
			4-Aug	Bycatch	HAL	#01-74a
			1-Sep	Open	Spec	
			5-Sep	Bycatch	HAL	#01-81
			1-Oct	Open	Spec	
			21-Oct	Bycatch	HAL	#01-92
	Atka Mackerel		1-Jan	Bycatch	Spec	
						
Gulf of Alaska notes:
(1) Areas around Steller sea lion rookeries and certain walrus sites closed.
"(2) Trawling in the BSAI and GOA is closed from January 1, until noon on January 20, 2001.  All directed"
     fishing for rockfish of the genus Sebastes and Sebastolobus in the GOA with trawl gear is closed
"     until the initiation of the third quarter on July 1, 2001."
(3) Use of any gear other than nontrawl gear is prohibited at all times
     in Southeast Outside District defined at Figure 3 of 50 CFR 679
"(4) The Chiniak Gully Research Area is closed to vessels using trawl gear from August 1 to September 1, "
     except that trawl gear may be tested in the Kodiak Test Area defined at 50 CFR 679.24(d)(4)(i) and  
"     50 CFR 679.24(d)(2).  See Information Bulletins # 67, 76, 78."
NOTES:     
OPEN  = Directed fishery open as noted. Defined at 50 CFR 679.20(e) and (f). 
BYCATCH = Directed fishery closed.  Defined at 50 CFR 679.20(e) and (f).
PSC  = Species must be treated in the same manner as a prohibited species.  Defined at 50 CFR 679.21(b).    
CLOSED  = as noted 
Reg = Regulations			TAC = Total allowable catch
Spec = Groundfish Harvest Specifications			HAL = Halibut