Analysis of the costs and benefits of allowing processors receiving fish for the Prohibited Species Donation Program to convert processing byproducts (e.g., inedible heads and guts from salmon and Pacific halibut) into fish meal, oil, or bone meal.
Assessment of potential impacts of implementing a regulatory amendment for a guideline harvest level in the halibut charter fisheries in International Pacific Halibut Commission Areas 2C (Southeast Alaska) and 3A (Southcentral Alaska).
This document provides an analysis of several issues pertaining to the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for fixed gear Pacific halibut and sablefish fisheries and the Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program for fisheries in and off of Alaska.
This final regulatory amendment will permanently extend the existing regulations that establish and govern the voluntary Pacific halibut donation program.
This document analyzes the impact of proposed regulatory amendments that implement the catch monitoring requirements for vessels, registered buyers, shoreside processors, and Community Development Quota groups.
Regulatory Amendment to allow the retention of Pacific halibut less than 32 inches with the head on, or less than 24 inches with the head off, caught by persons in the Community Development Quota program with setline gear in International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Area 4E.