Environmental Assessment for Proposed Amendment 13 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska September 2011
August 01, 2011
This environmental assessment analyses a range of alternatives to implement Annual Catch Limits in the Alaska Scallop Fishery to meet regulatory requirements.
Four alternatives were examined. The impacts of the alternatives upon scallop resources, fishery participants, habitat, marine mammals, and other groundfish resources are discussed in the analysis.