Source: https://www.global-regulation.com/law/united-states/62785/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska%253b-inseason-adjustment-to-the-2012-bering-sea-and-aleutian-islands-pacific-cod-total-allowable-cat.html
Timestamp: 2020-07-11 04:54:37
Document Index: 551236212

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 679', '§ 679', '§ 679', '§ 679', '§ 679', '§ 679']

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment to the 2012 Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amount (United States)
Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), December 29, 2011, until the effective date of the final 2012 and 2013 harvest specifications for BSAI groundfish, unless otherwise modified or superseded through publication of a notification in the Federal Register .
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Regulations at § 679.20(a)(7)(i)(B) apportion the Pacific cod TAC allocated to the Bering Sea directed Pacific cod fisheries seasonally to distribute catch over time because Pacific cod is a principal prey species for Steller sea lions listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The first seasonal apportionment can be harvested quickly, and must reflect the TAC based on the best available scientific information to provide the opportunity to harvest available TAC in a manner consistent with the established Steller sea lion protection measures.
In accordance with § 679.25(a)(1)(iii) and (a)(2)(i)(B), the Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), has determined that, based on the November 2011 SAFE report for this fishery, the current BSAI Pacific cod TAC is incorrectly specified. Consequently, the Regional Administrator is adjusting the 2012 Pacific cod TAC to 261,000 mt in the BSAI.
Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(7), Table 5b of the final 2011 and 2012 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (75 FR 11778, March 12, 2010) is revised for the 2012 Pacific cod TAC consistent with this adjustment.
Table 5 b —Final 2012 Gear Shares and Seasonal Allowances of the BSAI Pacific Cod TAC
see § 679.20(a)(7)(i)(B)
Total hook-and-line/pot gear
Hook-and-line/pot ICA 1
see § 679.20(a)(7)(ii)(B)
Hook-and-line/pot sub-total
Hook-and-line catcher/processor
Jan 1-Jun 10
57,684.
55,422.
Hook-and-line catcher vessel ≥ 60 ft LOA
Pot catcher/processor
Pot catcher vessel ≥ 60 ft LOA
9,559.
Catcher vessel < 60 ft LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear
Jan 20-Apr 1
38,117.
AFA trawl catcher/processor
23,424.
7,808.
19,062.
6,354.
1 The ICA for the hook-and-line and pot sectors will be deducted from the aggregate portion of Pacific cod TAC allocated to the hook-and-line and pot sectors. The Regional Administrator approves an ICA of 500 mt based on anticipated incidental catch in these fisheries.
This action responds to the best available information recently obtained from the fishery. The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA), finds good cause to waive the requirement to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment pursuant to the authority set forth at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and § 679.25(c)(1)(ii) as such requirement is impracticable and contrary to the public interest. This requirement is impracticable and contrary to the public interest as it would prevent NMFS from responding to the most recent fisheries data in a timely fashion and would require harvests lower than the appropriate allocations for Pacific cod, based on the best scientific information available. NMFS was unable to publish a notice providing time for public comment because the most recent, relevant data only became available as of December 13, 2011, and additional time for prior public comment would result in conservation concerns for the ESA-listed Steller sea lions.
2012 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Squid in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
2015 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment to the 2015 Gulf of Alaska Pollock and Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts
2014 Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment to the 2014 Gulf of Alaska Pollock and Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts