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participation in the program by November 1, 2021.
The sector allocations of Pacific cod are apportioned into seasonal allowances to disperse the Pacific cod fisheries over the fishing year see 679.20a7iB, 679.20a7ivA, and 679.23e5. In accordance with 679.20a7ivB and C, any unused portion of a seasonal Pacific cod allowance for any sector, except the jig sector, will become available at the beginning of that sectors next seasonal allowance.
Section 679.20a7vii requires that the Regional Administrator establish an Area 543 Pacific cod harvest limit based on Pacific cod abundance in Area 543
as determined by the annual stock assessment process. Based on the 2020
stock assessment, the Regional Administrator determined for 2021 and 2022 the estimated amount of Pacific cod abundance in Area 543 is 15.7
percent of the total AI abundance. To calculate the Area 543 Pacific cod harvest limit, NMFS first subtracts the State GHL Pacific cod amount from the AI Pacific cod ABC. Then NMFS
determines the harvest limit in Area 543
by multiplying the percentage of Pacific cod estimated in Area 543 15.7 percent by the remaining ABC for AI Pacific cod. Based on these calculations, the Area 543 harvest limit is 2,166 mt for 2021 and 2022.
On March 21, 2019, the final rule adopting Amendment 113 to the FMP
81 FR 84434, November 23, 2016 was vacated by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Groundfish Forum v. Ross, No. 162495 D.D.C. March 21, 2019, and the corresponding regulations implementing Amendment 113 are no longer in effect. Therefore, this final rule is not specifying amounts for the AI Pacific Cod Catcher Vessel Harvest Set-Aside Program see 679.20a7viii.
Table 8 and Table 9 list the CDQ and non-CDQ seasonal allowances by gear, as well as the non-CDQ sector allocations, based on the final 2021 and 2022 Pacific cod TACs.
TABLE 8FINAL 2021 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS AND SEASONAL ALLOWANCES OF THE BSAI PACIFIC COD TAC
Amounts are in metric tons
Sector
Percent
2021 share of total
2021 share of sector total
BS TAC
BS CDQ
BS non-CDQ TAC
AI TAC
AI CDQ
AI non-CDQ TAC
Western Aleutian Island Limit
Total BSAI non-CDQ TAC 1
Total hook-and-line/pot gear
Hook-and-line/pot ICA 2
Hook-and-line/pot sub-total
Hook-and-line catcher/processor
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 100
60.8
n/a n/a 48.7
111,380
11,918
99,462
13,796
1,476
12,320
2,166
111,782
67,964
400
67,564
n/a
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 54,118
Hook-and-line catcher vessel 60 ft LOA.
Pot catcher/processor
0.2
n/a
222
1.5
n/a
1,667
Pot catcher vessel 60 ft LOA
8.4
n/a
9,334
Catcher vessel <60 ft LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear.
Trawl catcher vessel
2.0
n/a
2,222
22.1
24,704
n/a
AFA trawl catcher/processor
2.3
2,571
n/a
Amendment 80
13.4
14,979
n/a
Jig
1.4
1,565
n/a
2021 seasonal apportionment Season
Amount
n/a
see 679.20a7iB
n/a
n/a
see 679.20a7iB
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
see 679.20a7iiB
n/a
Jan 1Jun 10
Jun 10Dec 31
Jan 1Jun 10
Jun 10Dec 31
Jan 1Jun 10
Sept 1Dec 31
Jan 1Jun 10
Sept 1Dec 31
n/a
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 27,600
26,518
113
109
850
817
4,761
4,574
n/a
Jan 20Apr 1
Apr 1Jun 10
Jun 10Nov 1
Jan 20Apr 1
Apr 1Jun 10
Jun 10Nov 1
Jan 20Apr 1
Apr 1Jun 10
Jun 10Dec 31
Jan 1Apr 30
Apr 30Aug 31
Aug 31Dec 31
18,281
2,717
3,706
1,928
643
11,234
3,745
939
313
313
1 The sector allocations and seasonal allowances for BSAI Pacific cod TAC are based on the sum of the BS and AI Pacific cod TACs, after the subtraction of the reserves for the CDQ program. If the TAC for Pacific cod in either the AI or BS is or will be reached, then directed fishing for Pacific cod in that subarea will be prohibited, even if a BSAI allowance remains 679.20d1iii.
2 The ICA for the hook-and-line and pot sectors will be deducted from the aggregate portion of Pacific cod TAC allocated to the hook-and-line and pot sectors. The Regional Administrator approves an ICA of 400 mt for 2021 based on anticipated incidental catch in these fisheries.
Note: Seasonal or sector apportionments may not total precisely due to rounding.
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