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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 32 / Friday, February 19, 2021 / Rules and Regulations TABLE 19FINAL 2022 GOA NON-EXEMPT AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT CATCHER VESSEL CVContinued GROUNDFISH SIDEBOARD LIMITS
Values are rounded to the nearest metric ton
Species
Apportionments by season
Area
Northern rockfish

Annual

C

1 The 2 The 3 The
Ratio of 1995
1997 non-exempt AFA CV catch to 19951997 TAC

Final 2022 TACs 3

0.0277

3,173

Final 2022 nonexempt AFA CV
sideboard limit 88

Pacific cod A season for trawl gear does not open until January 20.
Pacific cod B season for trawl gear closes November 1.
Western and Central GOA and WYK District area apportionments of pollock are considered ACLs.

Non-Exempt AFA Catcher Vessel Halibut PSC Limits The halibut PSC sideboard limits for non-exempt AFA CVs in the GOA are
based on the aggregate retained groundfish catch by non-exempt AFA
CVs in each PSC target category from 1995 through 1997 divided by the retained catch of all vessels in that
fishery from 1995 through 1997
679.64b4ii. Table 20 lists the final 2021 and 2022 non-exempt AFA
CV halibut PSC sideboard limits for vessels using trawl gear in the GOA.

TABLE 20FINAL 2021 AND 2022 NON-EXEMPT AFA CV HALIBUT PROHIBITED SPECIES CATCH PSC
SIDEBOARD LIMITS FOR VESSELS USING TRAWL GEAR IN THE GOA
Values are rounded to nearest metric ton Ratio of 1995
1997 non-exempt AFA CV retained catch to total retained catch
2021 and 2022
PSC limit
2021 and 2022
non-exempt AFA CV PSC
limit
Season
Season dates
Target fishery
1

January 20April 1

2

April 1July 1

3

July 1August 1

4

August 1October 1

5

October 1December 31

shallow-water
deep-water
shallow-water
deep-water
shallow-water
deep-water
shallow-water
deep-water
all targets

0.340
0.070
0.340
0.070
0.340
0.070
0.340
0.070
0.205

384
135
85
256
121
341
53
75
256

131
9 29
18
41
24
18
5 52

Annual

Total shallow-water

219

Total deep-water

56

1,706

328

Total, all season and categories
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Non-AFA Crab Vessel Groundfish Harvest Limitations Section 680.22 establishes groundfish catch limits for vessels with a history of participation in the Bering Sea snow crab fishery to prevent these vessels from using the increased flexibility provided by the Crab Rationalization CR Program to expand their level of participation in the GOA groundfish fisheries. Sideboard limits restrict these vessels catch to their collective historical landings in each GOA
groundfish fishery except the fixed-gear sablefish fishery. Sideboard limits also apply to catch made using an LLP
license derived from the history of a
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restricted vessel, even if that LLP
license is used on another vessel.
The basis for these sideboard limits is described in detail in the final rules implementing the major provisions of the CR Program, including Amendments 18 and 19 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs Crab FMP 70
FR 10174, March 2, 2005, Amendment 34 to the Crab FMP 76 FR 35772, June 20, 2011, Amendment 83 to the GOA
FMP 76 FR 74670, December 1, 2011, and Amendment 45 to the Crab FMP 80
FR 28539, May 19, 2015. Also, NMFS
published a final rule 84 FR 2723, February 8, 2019 that implemented regulations to prohibit non-AFA crab vessels from directed fishing for all
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groundfish species or species groups subject to sideboard limits, except for Pacific cod apportioned to CVs using pot gear in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas 680.22e1iii.
Accordingly, the GOA annual harvest specifications will include the non-AFA
crab vessel groundfish sideboard limits for only Pacific cod apportioned to CVs using pot gear in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas.
Tables 21 and 22 list the final 2021
and 2022 groundfish sideboard limitations for non-AFA crab vessels.
All targeted or incidental catch of sideboard species made by non-AFA
crab vessels or associated LLP licenses will be deducted from these sideboard limits.

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