Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/11/25/05-23283/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-reallocation-of-pacific-cod-in-the-bering-sea
Timestamp: 2017-08-16 22:32:26
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§\u2009679', '§\u2009679', '§\u2009679', '§\u2009679', '§\u2009679', '§\u2009679', '§\u2009679']

A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 11/25/2005
70 FR 71039
I.D. 112105A
05-23283
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/05-23283 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/05-23283
The 2005 Pacific cod TAC in the BSAI is 190,550 metric tons (mt) as established by the 2005 and 2006 final harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI (70 FR 8979, February 24, 2005). Pursuant to § 679.20(a)(7)(i)(A), 3,811 mt was allocated to vessels using jig gear, 97,181 mt to vessels using hook-and-line or pot gear, and 89,559 mt to vessels using trawl gear. The share of the Pacific cod TAC allocated to trawl gear was further allocated 50 percent to catcher vessels and 50 percent to catcher/processor vessels (§ 679.20(a)(7)(i)(B)). The share of the Pacific cod TAC allocated to hook-and-line or pot gear was further allocated 80 percent to catcher/processor vessels using hook-and-line gear; 0.3 percent to catcher vessels using hook-and-line gear; 3.3 percent to catcher/processor vessels using pot gear; 15 percent to catcher vessels using pot gear; and 1.4 percent to catcher vessels less than 60 ft (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) that use either hook-and-line or pot gear (§ 679.20(a)(7)(i)(C)).
On April 13, 2005, 1,150 mt of Pacific cod from the A season apportionment of the jig gear allocation was reallocated to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear (70 FR 19708, April 14, 2005). On May 17, 2005, 350 mt of Pacific cod from the B season apportionment of the jig gear allocation was reallocated to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear (70 FR 28486, May 18, 2005). On August 5, 2005, an additional 500 mt of Pacific cod from the B season apportionment of the jig gear allocation was reallocated to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear (70 FR 46436, August 10, 2005). On October 5, 2005, 17,962 mt of Pacific cod allocated to trawl vessels and 1,611 mt of Pacific cod allocated to jig vessels was reallocated to vessels using hook-Start Printed Page 71040and-line gear and vessels using pot gear (70 FR 58983, October 11, 2005).
As of November 14, 2005, the Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), has determined that trawl catcher vessels will not be able to harvest 243 mt of Pacific cod allocated to those vessels under § 679.20(a)(7)(i)(B). The Regional Administrator has also determined that catcher vessels using pot gear will not be able to harvest 2,410 mt and catcher vessels using hook-and-line gear will not be able to harvest 60 mt. Also catcher/processor vessels using pot gear will not be able to harvest any additional Pacific cod. Therefore, in accordance with § 679.20(a)(7)(ii)(C), NMFS apportions 2,713 mt of Pacific cod to catcher/processor vessels using hook-and-line gear.
The Regional Administrator has also determined that vessels using jig gear will not harvest 34 mt of their Pacific cod allocation by the end of the year. Also, catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear will not be able to harvest 753 mt. Therefore, in accordance with § 679.20(a)(7)(ii)(C)(1) and § 679.20(a)(7)(ii)(B), NMFS is reallocating the unused amount of 787 mt of Pacific cod allocated to vessels using jig gear and catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear to catcher/processor vessels using hook-and-line gear.