Halibut Subsistence

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Subsistence Harvests of Pacific Halibut in Alaska, 2010
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Subsistence Harvests of Pacific Halibut in Alaska, 2008 1/10
74 FR 57105, 11/4/09. Final rule to revise the criteria for rural residents to participate in the subsistence fishery for Pacific halibut in waters in and off Alaska. Effective 12/4/09
News Release 11/04/09. NOAA Fisheries includes more rural residents in subsistence halibut fishery. Effective 12/4/09

73 FR 72737, 12/1/08. Final rule to amend the subsistence fishery rules for members of an Alaska Native tribe eligible to harvest Pacific halibut. The action correctly defines the location of Village of Kanatak tribal headquarters and International Pacific Halibut Commission halibut regulatory area in which the tribe’s members may subsistence fish. Effective 12/31/08
Council motion 12/04; RIR analysis 11/04;Proposed rule 4/08; Rural Definition Halibut Analysis 6/08; Halibut subsistence Council motion 6/08

73 FR 62444, 10/21/08. Corrected final rule corrects the headings in two tables. Effective 10/24/08
73 FR 54932, 9/24/08. Final rule to amend the subsistence fishery rules for Pacific halibut to address subsistence halibut management concerns, particularly in densely populated areas in waters in and off Alaska. Effective 10/24/08
EA/RIR analysis 11/01

70 FR 41159, 7/18/05. Correction to the final rule amending the subsistence fishery rules for Pacific halibut in waters off Alaska. Effective 7/18/05
Final rule 68 FR 18145, 4/15/03 to authorize and manage a subsistence fishery for Pacific halibut in waters in and off Alaska. Includes list of rural communities and federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. Effective 5/15/03
Secretarial Approval Draft 1/03
Rural places, Native tribes, and maps of designated non-subsistence areas, as defined by the Council for halibut subsistence purposes 8/02; Council motion on halibut subsistence 4/02