Exempted Fishing Permits in Alaska: Federal Register Rules and Notices

Overview

Description

Exempted Fishing Permits

Fishing Type

Commercial

Action Status

Notice

Published

Various dates - See each action for details

Point of Contact

Maggie Chan, (907) 586-7228

Summary

These actions announce the receipt of an exempted fishing permit (EFP) application or the issuance of an EFP.

For notices with an open comment period, interested persons are invited to submit written comments following the instructions provided in the ADDRESSES section of the applicable Federal Register Notice linked below.

NOAA Fisheries manages the domestic groundfish fisheries in the BSAI and GOA management areas under the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the BSAI and the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA, which the North Pacific Fishery Management Council prepared under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Regulations governing the BSAI and GOA groundfish fisheries appear at 50 CFR parts 600 and 679. The FMPs and the implementing regulations at § 600.745(b) and § 679.6 allow the NOAA Fisheries Regional Administrator to authorize, for limited experimental purposes, fishing that would otherwise be prohibited. These permits are issued for limited experimental purposes to support projects that could benefit the groundfish fisheries and the environment.

Federal Register

Supporting Materials

Last updated by Alaska Regional Office on 10/02/2026

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