

In 2005, Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area established a framework for the management of the Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) directed pollock fishery.
Harvesting vessels and processing entities are nominated by the Aleut Corporation but must be approved by NOAA Fisheries. Unless specifically exempted by this action, nominees must have all federal permits required to participate in the AI pollock fishery. NOAA Fisheries notifies both the Aleut Corporation and nominees of approval results.