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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 32 / Friday, February 19, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
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TABLE 9FINAL 2021 AND INITIAL 2022 ALLOCATIONS OF ROCKFISH PRIMARY SPECIES TO THE ENTRY LEVEL LONGLINE
FISHERY IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA
Rockfish primary species
2021 and 2022 allocations
Incremental increase in 2022 if >90%
of 2021 allocation is harvested
Pacific ocean perch
Northern rockfish
Dusky rockfish

5 metric tons
5 metric tons
50 metric tons

5 metric tons
5 metric tons
20 metric tons

Section 679.81 requires allocations of rockfish primary species among various sectors of the Rockfish Program. Tables 10 and 11 list the final 2021 and 2022
allocations of rockfish primary species in the Central GOA to the entry level longline fishery, and rockfish CV and CP cooperatives in the Rockfish Program. NMFS also is setting aside incidental catch amounts ICAs for other directed fisheries in the Central GOA of 2,500 mt of Pacific ocean perch,
300 mt of northern rockfish, and 250 mt of dusky rockfish. These amounts are based on recent average incidental catches in the Central GOA by other groundfish fisheries.
Allocations among vessels belonging to CV or CP cooperatives are not included in these final harvest specifications. Rockfish Program applications for CV cooperatives and CP
cooperatives are not due to NMFS until March 1 of each calendar year;

Up to maximum %
of TAC
1 2
5

therefore, NMFS cannot calculate 2021
and 2022 allocations in conjunction with these final harvest specifications.
NMFS will post the 2021 allocations on the Alaska Region website at https
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/
sustainable-fisheries/alaska-fisheriesmanagement-reportscentral-goarockfish when they become available after March 1.

TABLE 10FINAL 2021 ALLOCATIONS OF ROCKFISH PRIMARY SPECIES IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA TO THE ENTRY
LEVEL LONGLINE FISHERY AND ROCKFISH COOPERATIVES IN THE ROCKFISH PROGRAM
Values are rounded to the nearest metric ton Central GOA
annual TAC

Rockfish Primary Species
Incidental catch allowance
TAC minus ICA

Allocation to the entry level longline 1
fishery
Allocation to the Rockfish cooperatives 2

Pacific ocean perch
Northern rockfish
Dusky rockfish

27,429
3,334
4,548

2,500
300
250

24,929
3,034
4,298

5
5 50

24,924
3,029
4,248

Total

35,311

3,050

32,261

60

32,201

1 Longline 2 Rockfish
gear includes hook-and-line, jig, troll, and handline gear 50 CFR 679.2.
cooperatives include vessels in CV and CP cooperatives 50 CFR 679.81.

TABLE 11FINAL 2022 ALLOCATIONS OF ROCKFISH PRIMARY SPECIES IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA TO THE ENTRY
LEVEL LONGLINE FISHERY AND ROCKFISH COOPERATIVES IN THE ROCKFISH PROGRAM
Values are rounded to the nearest metric ton Central GOA
annual TAC

Rockfish Primary Species
Incidental catch allowance
TAC minus ICA

Allocation to the entry level longline 1
fishery
Allocation to the Rockfish cooperatives 2

Pacific ocean perch
Northern rockfish
Dusky rockfish

26,234
3,173
4,469

2,500
300
250

23,734
2,873
4,219

5
5 50

23,729
2,868
4,169

Total

33,876

3,050

30,826

60

30,766

1 Longline
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gear includes hook-and-line, jig, troll, and handline gear 50 CFR 679.2.
2 Rockfish cooperatives include vessels in CV and CP cooperatives 50 CFR 679.81.

Section 679.81c and Table 28c to 50
CFR part 679 require allocations of rockfish secondary species to CV and CP
cooperatives in the Central GOA. CV
cooperatives receive allocations of Pacific cod, sablefish from the trawl gear
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allocation, and thornyhead rockfish. CP
cooperatives receive allocations of sablefish from the trawl gear allocation, rougheye and blackspotted rockfish, shortraker rockfish, and thornyhead rockfish. Tables 12 and 13 list the
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apportionments of the 2021 and 2022
TACs of rockfish secondary species in the Central GOA to CV and CP
cooperatives.

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