Analysis of the costs and benefits of a final rule to modify the halibut Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program to remove vessel cap limitations for IFQ halibut harvested in IPHC regulatory Areas 4B, 4C, and 4D.
Analysis for Proposed Amendment 50 to the Fishery Management Plan for the BSAI King And Tanner Crabs - Rebuilding Plan for Saint Matthew Island Blue King Crab.
Analysis of management measures to allow eligible Community Quota Entity (CQE) community residents in Area 3A to fish halibut IFQ derived from CQE-held D class quota share on C or D class vessels in Area 3A.
Analysis of modifications to allocations of pollock and cod to allow fisheries to more fully harvest TAC and potentially decrease prohibited species catch. The modifications would not re-distribute allocations between management areas or harvest sectors.
Analysis of adjusting the observer fee that supports deployment of observers and electronic monitoring (EM) in the commercial groundfish and Pacific halibut fisheries that are subject to partial coverage monitoring. This applies to the GOA and BSAI.
Analysis of proposed Amendment 121 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 110 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA which would reclassify sculpin species to the non-target ecosystem component category.
Categorical Exclusion for requiring full retention of all rockfish caught by catcher vessels using hook-and-line, pot, or jig gear targeting groundfish and halibut in the GOA and BSAI.