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INFORMATION BULLETIN 03-69 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 August 19, 2003 2:15 p.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 (6,500 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 647,797 +3,250 651,047 Offshore Component     Catcher/Processors    8.5% for Catcher Vessels 474,187 44,050 +2,379 +221 476,566 44,271 Mothership     Catcher Vessels 129,559 +650 130,209 Incidental Catch Account 46,990 -6,500 40,490 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 13 mt from 2,591 mt to 2,604 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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