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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 248 / Thursday, December 30, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Krista Milani, 9075812062.
NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the BSAI exclusive economic zone according to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area FMP prepared by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council Council under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Regulations governing fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50
CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
The final 2021 and 2022 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI 86 FR 11449, February 25, 2021
set the 2022 Aleutian Islands AI
pollock TAC at 19,000 metric tons mt, the 2022 Bering Sea BS pollock TAC
at 1,400,000 mt, the 2022 BSAI Atka mackerel TAC at 57,717 mt, the 2022 BS
Pacific cod TAC at 95,053 mt, and the 2022 AI Pacific cod TAC at 13,796 mt.
In December 2021, the Council recommended a 2022 BS pollock TAC of 1,111,000 mt, which is less than the 1,400,000 mt TAC established by the final 2021 and 2022 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI. The Council also recommended a 2022 BSAI Atka mackerel TAC of 66,481
mt, which is more than the 57,717 mt TAC established by the final 2021 and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

2022 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI. Furthermore, the Council recommended a 2022 BS
Pacific cod TAC of 136,466 mt, and an AI Pacific cod TAC of 13,796 mt, which is more than the BS Pacific cod TAC of 95,053 mt, and the same as the AI
Pacific cod TAC of 13,796 mt established by the final 2021 and 2022
harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI. The Councils recommended 2022 TACs, and the area and seasonal apportionments, are based on the Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation report SAFE, dated November 2021, which NMFS has determined is the best available scientific information for these fisheries.
Steller sea lions occur in the same location as the pollock, Atka mackerel, and Pacific cod fisheries and are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act ESA. Pollock, Atka mackerel, and Pacific cod are a principal prey species for Steller sea lions in the BSAI. The seasonal apportionment of pollock, Atka mackerel, and Pacific cod harvest is necessary to ensure the groundfish fisheries are not likely to cause jeopardy of extinction or adverse modification of critical habitat for Steller sea lions.
NMFS published regulations and the revised harvest limit amounts for pollock, Atka mackerel, and Pacific cod fisheries to implement Steller sea lion protection measures to insure that
groundfish fisheries of the BSAI are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the western distinct population segment of Steller sea lions or destroy or adversely modify their designated critical habitat 79 FR 70286, November 25, 2014.
In accordance with 679.25a1iii, a2iB, and a2iv, the Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS
Regional Administrator, has determined that, based on the November 2021 SAFE report for this fishery, the current BSAI pollock, Atka mackerel, and Pacific cod TACs are incorrectly specified. Pursuant to 679.25a1iii, the Regional Administrator is adjusting the 2022 BS pollock TAC to 1,111,000
mt, the 2022 BSAI Atka mackerel TAC
to 66,481 mt, and the 2022 BS Pacific cod TAC to 136,466 mt. Therefore, Table 2 of the final 2021 and 2022
harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI 86 FR 11449, February 25, 2021 is revised consistent with this adjustment.
Pursuant to 679.20a5i and iii, Table 5 of the final 2021 and 2022
harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI 86 FR 11449, February 25, 2021 is revised for the 2022 BS and AI
allocations of pollock TAC to the directed pollock fisheries and to the Community Development Quota CDQ
directed fishing allowances consistent with this adjustment.

TABLE 5FINAL 2022 ALLOCATIONS OF POLLOCK TACS TO THE DIRECTED POLLOCK FISHERIES AND TO THE CDQ
DIRECTED FISHING ALLOWANCES DFA 1
Amounts are in metric tons 2022 A season 1
2022
allocations
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Area and sector
Bering Sea subarea TAC 1
CDQ DFA
ICA 1
Total Bering Sea non-CDQ.
DFA
AFA Inshore
AFA Catcher/Processors 3
Catch by CPs
Catch by CVs 3
Unlisted CP Limit 4
AFA Motherships
Excessive Harvesting Limit 5
Excessive Processing Limit 6
Aleutian Islands subarea ABC
Aleutian Islands subarea TAC 1
CDQ DFA
ICA
Aleut Corporation
Area harvest limit 7
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B season 1

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1,111,000
111,100
49,500

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n/a 31,108
n/a
n/a 61,105
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950,400
475,200
380,160
347,846
32,314
1,901
95,040
166,320
285,120
50,752
19,000
1,900
2,500
14,600
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7,613
2,538

427,680
213,840
171,072
156,531
14,541
855
42,768
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1,250
14,600
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266,112
133,056
106,445
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522,720
261,360
209,088
191,316
17,772
1,045
52,272
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