Analysis of the impacts of an amendment to require increased functionality for hardware and software designed to facilitate groundfish fishery observer reporting from catcher-processors, motherships, and shoreside processors in the BSAI and GOA.
This document analyzes the alternatives considered for Amendment 86 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 76 to the Fishery Management Plan for Gorundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.
Scientists utilize and analyze video recordings to collect more accurate data for beluga whale counts and estimated group sizes. This study also involves annual observer aerial surveys conducted from 1994 to 2000.