There are no current actions associated with this management plan.
Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs Management Plan
About
The Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Commercial King and Tanner Crab Fisheries in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) was approved by the Secretary of Commerce on June 2, 1989. The FMP establishes a State/Federal cooperative management regime that defers crab management to the State of Alaska with Federal oversight. State regulations are subject to the provisions of the FMP, including its goals and objectives, the Magnuson-Stevens Act national standards, and other applicable federal laws. The FMP has been amended several times since its implementation.
More Information
- Federal Register Rules and Notices
- BSAI King and Tanner Crabs Plan Team
- Analyses
- Status of Regulatory and FMP Amendments
- BSAI Crab Fisheries Management
- Federal Fisheries in Alaska
- Federal Fishing Regulations, Acts, and Treaties
Actions
There are no recently finalized actions associated with this management plan.
Amendment 49 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council submitted Amendment 115 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, Amendment 105 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, Amendment 49 to the
Published
07/05/2018
Amendment 48 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 48 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs and to revise regulations implementing the American Fisheries Act Program and the Crab Rationalization
Effective
12/11/2017
Amendment 47 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 47 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs and to make minor clarifications to regulations implementing the Crab FMP.This final rule addresses how
Effective
01/19/2017
Amendment 44 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule to implement Amendment 44 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabsand a regulatory amendment that modifies regulations governing the Crab RationalizationProgram. This rule
Effective
02/12/2016
Amendment 45 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries publishes regulations to implement Amendment 45 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. Amendment 45 establishes, for a limited period of time, a process for NOAA Fisheries to permanently
Effective
06/18/2015
Amendment 46 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 108 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, Amendment 100 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, and Amendment
Published
05/05/2015
Amendment 31 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 31 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. These regulations revise the rules governing the acquisition, use, and retention of quota share established
Effective
05/01/2015
Amendment 43 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule to implement Amendment 103 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. This rule closes year-round the Pribilof Islands Habitat Conservation Zone to directed
Effective
01/01/2015
Amendment 42 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 42 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. These regulations revise the annual economic data reportscurrently required of participants in the Crab
Effective
07/17/2013
Amendment 41 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 41 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. These regulations amend the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program (CR)by establishing a
Effective
06/14/2013
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 Planfor 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
Published
11/06/2012
Amendment 30 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations implementing Amendment 30 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. Amendment 30 amends the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program to modify procedures for
Effective
12/05/2011
Amendment 38 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of Amendments 38 and 39 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. Amendment 38 establishes a mechanism in the FMP to specify annual catch limits and accountability measures for
Effective
08/02/2011
Amendment 39 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of Amendments 38 and 39 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. Amendment 38 establishes a mechanism in the FMP to specify annual catch limits and accountability measures for
Effective
08/02/2011
Amendment 37 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 37 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. This action amends the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program by establishing a process
Effective
07/20/2011
Amendment 34 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 34 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. Amendment 34 amends the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program to exempt additional
Effective
07/20/2011
Amendment 29 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule that implements the Fishery Management Plan for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Areaand Amendment 29 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. The Arctic FMP and
Effective
12/03/2009
Amendment 28 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations implementing Amendment 28 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. These regulations amend the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program to allow post-delivery
Effective
09/14/2009
Amendment 33 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 33 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. Amendment 33 amends the FMP to allow NOAA Fisheries to reduce the amount of fees collected under the Crab
Effective
08/24/2009
Amendment 27 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 27 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. These regulations amend the Crab Rationalization Program to: implement the statutory requirements of section
Effective
06/29/2009
Amendment 26 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations implementing Amendment 26 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. These regulations amend the Crab Rationalization Program. Amendment 26 amends the FMP to exempt permanently
Effective
07/21/2008
Amendment 25 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues final regulations implementing Amendment 25 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabsand a provision of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006to amend the Crab
Effective
06/23/2008
Amendment 24 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 24 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. Amendment 24 specifies a five-tier system for determining the status of the crab stocks managed under the FMP,
Effective
06/06/2008
Amendment 23 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule that implements Amendment 88 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. This amendment revises the Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Areaboundary to allow
Effective
03/20/2008
Amendment 21 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 21 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. This action makes changes to the arbitration system in the Bering Sea and Aleutian IslandsCrab
Effective
08/14/2006
Amendment 12 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule implementing Amendments 78 and 65 to the Fishery Management Planfor Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, Amendments 73 and 65 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, Amendments 16
Effective
07/28/2006
Amendment 16 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule implementing Amendments 78 and 65 to the Fishery Management Planfor Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, Amendments 73 and 65 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, Amendments 16
Effective
07/28/2006
Amendment 20 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule implementing Amendment 20 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner crabs. This action amends the Crab Rationalization Programto modify the allocation of harvesting shares and
Effective
07/07/2006
Amendment 18 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule implementing Amendments 18 and 19 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian IslandsKing and Tanner Crabs. Amendments 18 and 19 amend the FMP to include the Voluntary Three-Pie Cooperative Program. Congress
Effective
04/01/2005
Amendment 19 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule implementing Amendments 18 and 19 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian IslandsKing and Tanner Crabs. Amendments 18 and 19 amend the FMP to include the Voluntary Three-Pie Cooperative Program. Congress
Effective
04/01/2005
Amendment 17 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 17 to the Fishery Management Plan for theBering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. This amendment is necessary to implement a rebuilding plan for the overfished stock of Pribilof Islands
Effective
03/18/2004
Amendment 13 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues final regulations to implement the following American Fisheries Act-related amendments: Amendment 61 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area, Amendment 61 to the Fishery
Effective
01/29/2003
Amendment 10 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule that implements Amendment 60 to the Fishery Management Planfor the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area, Amendment 58 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, and Amendment 10 to the
Effective
10/24/2001
Amendment 14 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 14 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. This amendment contains a rebuilding plan for the overfished stock of Bering Sea snow crab. This action is
Effective
12/28/2000
Amendment 15 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. This amendment is necessary to implement a plan to rebuild the overfished stock of St. Matthew blue king crab.
Effective
11/29/2000
Amendment 11 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 11 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs. This amendment is necessary to implement a plan to rebuild the overfished stock of Bering Sea Tanner crab
Effective
06/08/2000
Amendment 7 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Commercial King and Tanner Crab Fisheries in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands and Amendment 6 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska. These amendments
Effective
03/03/1999
Amendment 8 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of the following fishery management plan amendments: Amendment 55 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area; Amendment 55 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Amendment
Effective
01/20/1999
Amendment 9 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 59 to the Fishery Management Planfor the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, Amendment 57 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, and Amendment 9 to
Effective
01/19/1999
Amendment 5 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule implementing part of Amendment 39 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Amendment 41 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, and
Effective
01/01/1999
Amendment 6 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 47 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, Amendment 47 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area,
Effective
01/01/1997
Amendment 4 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
Correction tofinal rule to imposea temporary moratorium on the entry of new vessels into the groundfish fisheries under Federal jurisdiction in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area, the crab fisheries under Federal jurisdiction in the BSAI
Effective
09/11/1995
Amendment 3 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of Amendment 30 to the Fishery Management Planfor Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, Amendment 27 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian IslandsArea, and Amendment 3 to the FMP for the Commercial King
Effective
08/15/1994
Amendment 1 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues this notice that the North Pacific Fishery Management Councilhas submitted Amendment I of the Fishery Management Plan for the Commercial King and Tanner Crab Fisheries and the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands for Secretarial review and
Published
11/30/1990
Implementation of the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs FMP
The Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Commercial King and Tanner Crab Fisheries in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) was approved by the Secretary of Commerce on June 2, 1989. The FMP establishes a State/Federal cooperative management regime
- Notice of Approval for BSAI Crab FMP (54 FR 29080, 07/11/1989)
- Notice of Availability (54 FR 9072, 03/03/1989)
- Notice of Draft FMP (53 FR 52749, 12/29/1988)
- Repeal of Tanner Crab FMP (52 FR 17577, 05/11/1987)
- Proposed Repeal of Tanner Crab FMP (52 FR 8319, 03/17/1987)
- Emergency Rule (52 FR 1632, 01/15/1987)
- Emergency Rule (51 FR 40027, 11/04/1986)
- Notice of Approval (51 FR 13891, 04/21/1986)
- Final Rule: Implementation of Tanner Crab FMP (49 FR 44998, 11/14/1984)
- Proposed Rule (49 FR 33033, 08/20/1984)
- Notice: Preliminary FMP (42 FR 9250, 02/16/1977)
Effective
06/02/1989