Amendment 40 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs

NOAA Fisheries announces approval of Amendment 98 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Amendment 90 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Amendment 40 to the FMP for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs; Amendment 15 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska; and Amendment 1 to the FMP for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area. These amendments update the existing essential fish habitat provisions in the FMPs based on a 5-year EFH review.