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Information Bulletin 09-93
Sustainable Fisheries Division
907-586-7228
September 30, 2009
10:30 a.m.

Apportionment of the Groundfish Reserve in the Bering Seaand Aleutian Islands Management Area

The 2009 initial total allowable catch (ITAC) specified for Greenland turbot in the Aleutian Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) has been supplemented by amounts of the reserve according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. This action is being taken in accordance with 50 CFR 679.20(b)(3).

The following table summarizes the apportionment in metric tons:


CURRENT ITAC THIS ACTION REVISED ITAC
Aleutian Islands Greenland turbot 1,947 +343 2,290
Total BSAI 1,497,908 +343 1,498,251
Available Reserve 22,489 -343 22,146


Fishermen are reminded that all actions and closures remain in full force and effect. This apportionment does not rescind or modify closures to directed fishing or actions prohibiting retention of a groundfish species.

This information bulletin only provides notice of a regulatory change. For the purposes of complying with the regulatory change, you are advised to see the actual text of the regulation in the Code of Federal Regulations.

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