Pacific Halibut and Red King Crab Bycatch (Incidental Catch) in Alaska Fisheries - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Summary
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to repeal regulations providing for a groundfish vessel incentive program (VIP) that was designed to reduce the rate at which Pacific halibut and red king crab are taken as incidental catch in Alaska groundfish trawl fisheries. The VIP has not performed as intended because of the costs associated with implementation and enforcement, the relatively small number of vessels covered by the regulation, and the implementation of more effective bycatch reduction programs. This action is necessary to reduce a regulatory burden on the industry and to reduce the administrative costs necessary to support a program no longer considered an effective means to reduce bycatch rates.
Federal Register
- Final Rule: Repeal Groundfish VIP (73 FR 12898, 03/11/2008)
- Proposed Rule: Repeal Groundfish VIP (72 FR 67692, 11/30/2007)
- Final Rule: GOA Trawl Bycatch Rate Standards (67 FR 77439, 12/18/2002)
- Final Rule: GOA Trawl Bycatch Rate Standards (67 FR 36845, 05/28/2002)
- Final Rule: GOA Trawl Bycatch Rate Standards (67 FR 1160, 01/09/2002)
- Request for Comments (66 FR 34125, 06/27/2001)
- Request for Comments (66 FR 3501, 01/16/2001)
- Request for Comments (65 FR 39564, 06/27/2000)
- Request for Comments (64 FR 72572, 12/28/1999)
- Request for Comments (63 FR 65129, 11/25/1998)
- Request for Comments (63 FR 30412, 06/04/1998)
- Request for Comments (62 FR 63878, 12/03/1997)
- Request for Comments (62 FR 31367, 06/09/1997)
- Request for Comments (61 FR 65989, 12/16/1996)
- Final Rule (61 FR 65985, 12/16/1996)
- Request for Comments (61 FR 27312, 05/31/1996)
- Request for Comments (60 FR 61213, 11/29/1995)
- Request for Comments (60 FR 27425, 05/24/1995)
- Request for Comments (60 FR 11915, 03/03/1995)
- Emergency Interim Rule (60 FR 4866, 01/25/1995)
- Request for Comments (60 FR 2905, 01/12/1995)
- Emergency Rule (59 FR 24965, 05/13/1994)
- Proposed Regulations (59 FR 23044, 05/03/1994)
- Emergency Rule (59 FR 6222, 02/10/1994)
- Final Rule; Mandatory Careful Release Procedures (58 FR 28799, 05/17/1993)
- Proposed Rule: Careful Release (58 FR 17821, 04/06/1993)
- Request for Comments (58 FR 504, 01/06/1993)
- Emergency Interim Rule; Halibut Bycatch (57 FR 39137, 08/28/1992)
- Final Rule; Pacific Halibut Bycatch Allowance (57 FR 33279, 07/28/1992)
- Emergency Rule: Prohibited Species Bycatch (57 FR 29223, 07/01/1992)
- Emergency Rule: Halibut Bycatch Management (57 FR 22182, 05/27/1992)
- Technical Amendments to an Emergency Interim Rule (57 FR 21355, 05/20/1992)
- Correction to Emergency Interim Rule (57 FR 14667, 04/22/1992)
- Proposed Rule; Pacific Halibut Bycatch Allowance; Rockfish (57 FR 11930, 04/08/…
- Emergency Interim Rule (57 FR 11433, 04/03/1992)
- Emergency Interim Rule; Halibut Bycatch (56 FR 38346, 08/13/1991)
- Proposed Rule; Delay Sablefish; Halibut Bycatch (56 FR 8317, 02/28/1991)
- Final Rule; Fishery Delays; Halibut and Crab Bycatch Reduction (56 FR 384, 01/0…
- Emergency Rule Extension; Halibut PSC and Excluders (55 FR 47883, 11/16/1990)
- Proposed Rule; Fishery Delays; Halibut and Crab Bycatch Reduction (55 FR 46082,…
- Emergency Interim Rule; Halibut Bycatch (55 FR 33715, 08/17/1990)
- Emergency Interim Rule Extension; Halibut Bycatch (55 FR 23745, 06/12/1990)
- Emergency Interim Rule Extension; Halibut Bycatch (55 FR 20465, 05/17/1990)
- Emergency Interim Rule; Halibut PSC Limits (55 FR 5994, 02/21/1990)
- Emergency Interim Rule (54 FR 11376, 03/20/1989)
- Emergency Rule; FMP Implementation; Crab Bycatch (51 FR 32334 , 09/11/1986)
- Emergency Rule; Red King Crab Bycatch (51 FR 20832, 06/09/1986)
- Emergency Interim Rule; Halibut Bycatch (51 FR 20652, 06/06/1986)
- Emergency Interim Rule; Kodiak Closures (51 FR 8502 , 03/12/1986)