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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 32 / Friday, February 19, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
For 2021 and 2022, NMFS is apportioning the jig sector allocations for the Western and Central GOA
between the A season 60 percent and the B season 40 percent, pursuant to 679.20a12i and the correction to the final rule to implement Amendment 109 85 FR 79139, December 9, 2020.
This is the same jig sector seasonal apportionments implemented in prior groundfish harvest specifications for the GOA and is consistent with Amendment 83 to the FMP 76 FR 44700, July 26, 2011.

As discussed earlier in this preamble, NMFS published a final rule to implement Amendment 109 to the FMP
85 FR 38093, June 25, 2020. With respect to Pacific cod, Amendment 109
revised the Pacific cod TAC seasonal apportionments to the trawl CV sector by increasing the A season allocation and decreasing the B season allocation, with the intent of decreasing the annual underharvest of Pacific cod by this sector. NMFS incorporated the revised seasonal apportionments to trawl CVs between the A and B seasons in accordance with regulatory changes
made under Amendment 109. The A
season apportionment for trawl CVs has increased to 31.54 percent and 25.29
percent in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the GOA, respectively. The B season apportionment for trawl CVs has decreased to 6.86 percent and 16.29
percent in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the GOA, respectively.
Tables 5 and 6 list the seasonal apportionments and allocations of the 2021 and 2022 Pacific cod TACs.

TABLE 5FINAL 2021 SEASONAL APPORTIONMENTS AND ALLOCATION OF PACIFIC COD TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH TAC
AMOUNTS IN THE GOA; ALLOCATIONS IN THE WESTERN GOA AND CENTRAL GOA SECTORS, AND THE EASTERN
GOA INSHORE AND OFFSHORE PROCESSING COMPONENTS
Values are rounded to the nearest metric ton A Season
B Season
Annual allocation mt
Sector percentage of annual non-jig TAC

Western GOA
Jig 3.5% of TAC
Hook-and-line CV
Hook-and-line CP
Trawl CV
Trawl CP
All Pot CV and Pot CP

196
76
1,068
2,071
129
2,050

N/A
0.70
10.90
31.54
0.90
19.80

117
38
588
1,701
49
1,068

N/A
0.70
8.90
6.86
1.50
18.20

78
38
480
370
81
982

Total

5,590

63.84

3,561

36.16

2,029

Central GOA
Jig 1.0% of TAC
Hook-and-line < 50 CV
Hook-and-line 50 CV
Hook-and-line CP
Trawl CV 1
Trawl CP
All Pot CV and Pot CP

102
1,481
680
518
4,216
426
2,819

N/A
9.32
5.61
4.11
25.29
2.00
17.83

61
945
569
416
2,565
203
1,808

N/A
5.29
1.10
1.00
16.29
2.19
9.97

41
536
111
101
1,652
223
1,011

Total

10,242

64.16

6,567

35.84

3,675

Regulatory area and sector
Eastern GOA

Seasonal allowances mt
Inshore 90% of Annual TAC
1,489

Sector percentage of annual non-jig TAC

Seasonal allowances mt
Offshore 10% of Annual TAC

1,340

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1 Trawl catcher vessels participating in Rockfish Program cooperatives receive 3.81 percent, or 390 mt, of the annual Central GOA TAC, which is deducted from the Trawl CV B season allowance see Table 12. Final 2021 Apportionments of Rockfish Secondary Species in the Central GOA and Table 28c to 50 CFR part 679.

TABLE 6FINAL 2022 SEASONAL APPORTIONMENTS AND ALLOCATION OF PACIFIC COD TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH TAC
AMOUNTS IN THE GOA; ALLOCATIONS IN THE WESTERN GOA AND CENTRAL GOA SECTORS, AND THE EASTERN
GOA INSHORE AND OFFSHORE PROCESSING COMPONENTS
Values are rounded to the nearest metric ton A Season
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Regulatory area and sector
Annual allocation mt
Sector percentage of annual non-jig TAC

316
122
1,724
3,344

N/A
0.70
10.90
31.54

Western GOA
Jig 3.5% of TAC
Hook-and-line CV
Hook-and-line CP
Trawl CV

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Seasonal allowances mt
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61
949
2,747

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Sector percentage of annual non-jig TAC
N/A
0.70
8.90
6.86

Seasonal allowances mt
126
61
775
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