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| Information Bulletin No. 47 March 2004
VESSEL CLEARANCES IN IPHC AREA 4
FOR 2004
As referenced in Section 15 of
the 2004 IPHC regulations, vessels fishing for halibut in IPHC
Area 4 are required to clear before fishing and before unloading
for each trip, with the exception of local Bering Sea fishers or
vessels with an operating Vessel Monitoring System (VMS). Full
details on the VMS requirements are available on the NOAA Office
for Law Enforcement website (http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/Alaska/vmsiphc.html)
or by phone at (907) 586-7225.
Clearance forms, which are available from fish processors and
other agents, are coded with a unique clearance reference number
specific to the issuing representative and clearance page. In case
of questions regarding specific clearances and for documentation
purposes, vessel operators should record this number for future
reference. The IPHC will use this coding system to track
clearances and vessels. Clearance responsibility rests with vessel
operators.
Vessel Clearances shall be
obtained between 0600 and 1800 hours, local time.
Clearance locations and contacts
for 2004
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Clearance Locations |
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Dutch Harbor
Royal Aleutian Seafoods
Steve Stubbe
PO Box 920128
Dutch Harbor, AK
(907) 581-1671
Fax: (907) 581-1743
Prime Alaska Seafoods
Zoya Johnson
PO Box 1112
Dutch Harbor, AK 99692
(907) 581-4110
Fax: (907) 581-4546
Unisea Inc.
Al Mendoza, Bill Ammons
PO Box 920008
Dutch Harbor, AK 99692
Al (907) 581-7317 cell: 359-7317
Bill (907) 581-7322 cell: 359-7322
Fax: (907) 581-7228
Westward Seafoods Inc.
Jennifer Kelly/Sharyn Kelly
PO Box 920608
Dutch Harbor, AK 99692
(907) 581-8232
Fax: (907) 581-1293
Cell: (907) 359-4141
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Akutan
Trident Seafoods
David Wink
PO Box 9
Akutan, AK 99553
(907) 698-2211
Fax: (907) 698-2236 |
St George
Harbor Master, City of St. George
Andrew Philemonof
PO Box 929
St. George, AK 99591
(907) 859-2711
Fax: (907) 859-2212
VHF Ch. 9, 12 or 16
Clearances during normal
business hours, 0800 –
1700 |
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Adak
Adak Fisheries LLC
Mary Nelson
PO Box 1998
Adak, AK 99546
(907) 592-4193
Fax: (907) 592-4241
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Atka (NazanBay)
Atka Pride Seafoods
Alex Zaochney
Vincent Golodoff
PO Box 47071
Atka, AK 99547
(907) 839-2221
Fax: (907) 839-2224
VHF Ch. 6
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St. Paul
Trident Seafoods
Carlos Stockman
PO Box 909
St. Paul, AK 99660
(907) 546-2377
Fax: (907) 546-2585
VHF Ch. 73
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Allowed Clearances By Port |
| Port |
To Fish
In Area 4 |
To Unload and/or Departure
From Area 4 |
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Akutan |
4A |
4A, 4C, 4D |
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Dutch Harbor |
4A |
4A, 4C, 4D |
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Atka (Nazan Bay) |
4A,4B |
4B (VHF radio) |
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Adak |
4B |
4B (VHF radio) |
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St. Paul |
4C, 4D (VHF
radio with visual contact) |
4C, 4D (VHF
radio with visual contact) |
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St. George |
4C, 4D (VHF
radio with visual contact) |
4C, 4D (VHF
radio with visual contact) |
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Vessels With Observer |
May clear at
any port for all Areas (4A, 4B, 4C, 4D)
at once |
May clear at
any port for all Areas (4A, 4B, 4C, 4D)
at once |
If you experience problems
obtaining clearances, contact Lara Hutton at (206) 634-1838 ext.
207 in the IPHC's Seattle office.
Finally, throughout the year,
IPHC will notify NOAA Office for Law Enforcement of irregularities
in clearance requirements.
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