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INFORMATION BULLETIN 03-88 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 October 1, 2003 11:00 a.m. NMFS REALLOCATES POLLOCK FROM THE INCIDENTAL CATCH ACCOUNT TO THE DIRECTED FISHERIES FOR POLLOCK IN THE BERING SEA SUBAREA The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is reallocating the projected unused amount (4,000 metric tons) of Bering Sea subarea pollock from the incidental catch account to the directed fisheries according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. The following table summarizes the reallocation in metric tons: Bering Sea Pollock Fishery  Current Allowance  This Action  Revised Amount Inshore Component      Catcher Vessels 651,047 +2,000 653,047 Offshore Component      Catcher/processors      8.5% for catcher vessels 476,566 44,271 +1,464 +  136 478,030 44,407 Mothership      catcher vessels 130,209 +  400 130,609 Incidental Catch Account 40,490 -4,000 36,490 The offshore component, catcher/processor apportionment includes a one half percent limit for catcher processors not listed under the American Fisheries Act. That limit is increased by 8 mt from 2,604 mt to 2,612 mt by this action. This action is taken pursuant to 50 CFR 679.20(a)(5)(i)(A)(1) and the American Fisheries Act (Public Law 105-277, Division C, Title II). 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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