Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs Fishery Management Plan Historical Amendments 11 - 20

This page contains information about amendments 11 through 20, 2000-2008. For more information, please visit the King and Tanner Crab Fisheries Fishery Management Plan page.

These actions are intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the FMP, and other applicable law.

Amendment 11

This amendment is necessary to implement a plan to rebuild the overfished stock of Bering Sea Tanner crab (Chionoecetes bairdi).

Federal Register

• Final Rule (65 FR 38216, 06/20/2000)
• Notice of Availability (65 FR 11973, 03/07/2000)

Supporting Materials

• Environmental Assessment

Amendment 12

This amendment revises the plan by identifying and describing essential fish habitat, designating habitat areas of particular concern, and include measures to minimize to the extent practicable adverse effects on this habitat. This action is necessary to protect important habitat features to sustain managed fish stocks.

Federal Register

• Final Rule (71 FR 36694, 06/28/2006)
• Proposed Rule (71 FR 14470, 03/22/2006)
• Notice of Availability (71 FR 6031, 02/06/2006)

Supporting Materials

• Environmental Assessment, Regulatory Impact Review and Regulatory Flexibility A…
• Final Environmental Impact Statement for EFH

Amendment 13

This amendment is necessary to implement the American Fisheries Act.

Federal Register

• Final Rule (69 FR 6198, 02/10/2004)
• Proposed Rule (68 FR 51147, 08/25/2003)
• Correction (68 FR 17314, 04/09/2003)
• Final Rule (67 FR 79691, 12/30/2002)
• Proposed Rule (66 FR 65027, 12/17/2001)
• Notice of Availability (66 FR 59225, 11/27/2001)

Supporting Materials

• Final Environmental Impact Statement
• Environmental Assessment

Amendment 14

This amendment contains a rebuilding plan for the overfished stock of Bering Sea snow crab.

Federal Register

• Final Rule (66 FR 742, 01/04/2001)
• Notice of Availability (65 FR 58501, 09/29/2000)

Supporting Materials

• Environmental Assessment

Amendment 15

This amendment is necessary to implement a plan to rebuild the overfished stock of St. Matthew blue king crab.

Federal Register

• Final Rule (65 FR 76175, 12/06/2000)
• Notice of Availability (65 FR 52405, 8/29/2000)

Supporting Materials

• Environmental Assessment

Amendment 16

This amendment revises the plan by identifying and describing essential fish habitat, designating habitat areas of particular concern, and including measures to minimize to the extent practicable adverse effects on essential fish habitat. This action is necessary to protect important habitat features to sustain managed fish stocks.

Federal Register

• Final Rule (71 FR 36694, 06/28/2006)
• Proposed Rule (71 FR 14470, 03/22/2006)
• Notice of Availability (71 FR 6031, 02/06/2006)

Supporting Materials

• Final Environmental Impact Statement for EFH

Amendment 17

This amendment is necessary to implement a rebuilding plan for the overfished stock of Pribilof Islands blue king crab.

Federal Register

• Final Rule (69 FR 17651, 04/05/2004)
• Notice of Availability (68 FR 70484, 12/18/2003)

Supporting Materials

• Environmental Assessment

Amendment 18

Amendments 18 and 19 amend the plan to include the Voluntary Three-Pie Cooperative Program. Congress amended the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) to require the Secretary of Commerce to approve and implement the Program. The action is necessary to increase resource conservation, improve economic efficiency, and improve safety.

Federal Register

• Correcting Amendment (73 FR 30319, 05/27/2008)
• Correction (70 FR 75419, 12/20/2005)
• Correction (70 FR 33390, 06/08/2005)
• Final Rule (70 FR 10173, 03/02/2005)
• Proposed Rule (69 FR 63199, 10/29/2004)
• Notice of Availability (69 FR 53397, 09/01/2004)

Supporting Materials

• Bering Sea Aleutian Islands Crab Fisheries EIS
• Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Amendment 19

Amendments 18 and 19 amend the plan to include the Voluntary Three-Pie Cooperative Program. Congress amended the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) to require the Secretary of Commerce to approve and implement the Program. The action is necessary to increase resource conservation, improve economic efficiency, and improve safety.

Federal Register

• Correcting Amendment (73 FR 30319, 05/27/2008)
• Correction (70 FR 75419, 12/20/2005)
• Correction (70 FR 33390, 06/08/2005)
• Final Rule (70 FR 10173, 03/02/2005)
• Proposed Rule (69 FR 63199, 10/29/2004)
• Notice of Availability (69 FR 53397, 09/01/2004)

Supporting Materials

• Bering Sea Aleutian Islands Crab Fisheries EIS
• Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Amendment 20

This action amends the Crab Rationalization Program to modify the allocation of harvesting shares and processing shares for Bering Sea Tanner crab Chionoecetes bairdi to allow this species to be managed as two separate stocks.

Federal Register

• Final Rule (71 FR 32862, 06/07/2006)
• Proposed Rule (71 FR 14153, 03/21/2006)
• Notice of Availability (71 FR 9770, 02/27/2006)

Supporting Materials

• Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis