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Draft 2021 Annual Deployment Plan for Observers and Electronic Monitoring in the Groundfish and Halibut Fisheries off Alaska

Fishery observers and electronic monitoring on vessels fishing in the partial observer coverage category in the North Pacific during the calendar year 2021.
September 20, 2020 - Document ,
Alaska

Regulatory Impact Review for a Temporary Rule to Allow Flexibility for Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Transfers in 2020

Analysis of an emergency rule to modify the halibut and sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program to allow quota share (QS) holders to temporarily transfer their IFQ to an eligible individual for harvest.
August 11, 2020 - Analyses (non-NEPA) ,
Alaska

Categorical Exclusion (CE) for a Regulatory Amendment to Allow Community Quota Entity Individual Fishing Quota Fish Up in Area 3A.

A "fish up” provision in the halibut and sablefish IFQ Program to allow CQEs located in IFQ regulatory Area 3A holding Area 3A category D halibut quota share to have the associated IFQ harvested on category C vessels beginning August 15.
July 30, 2020 - NEPA ,
Alaska

Observer Fee Collection - North Pacific Groundfish and Halibut Fisheries Observer Program

Summary of the observer fee collection program, fee determination and payment process.
July 13, 2020 - Other Reports ,
Alaska

Regulatory Impact Review for a Final Rule to Remove Vessel Cap Limitations for IFQ Halibut Harvested in IPHC Regulatory Areas 4B, 4C, and 4D for the Remainder of the 2020 IFQ Fishing Season

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.
June 15, 2020 - Analyses (non-NEPA) ,
Alaska

Regulatory Impact Review for a Regulatory Amendment to the Federal Regulations Implementing the Pacific Halibut Fisheries Off Alaska

FINAL Regulatory Impact Review for a Regulatory Amendment to the Federal Regulations Implementing the Pacific Halibut Fisheries Off Alaska in Area 3A.
June 06, 2020 - NEPA ,
Alaska

Regulatory Impact Review for a Regulatory Amendment to the Federal Regulations Implementing the Pacific Halibut Fisheries Off Alaska Community Quota Entity Individual Fishing Quota Fish Up in Area 3A

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.
June 01, 2020 - Analyses (non-NEPA) ,
Alaska

Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review for Proposed Regulatory Amendment to Adjust the Partial Coverage Observer Fee

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.
February 20, 2020 - NEPA ,
Alaska

Charter Halibut Limited Access Program

Small Entity Compliance Guide and frequent questions about this program that established new Federal Charter Halibut Permits (CHPs) for operators in the charter halibut fishery in regulatory Areas 2C (Southeast Alaska) and 3A (Central Gulf of Alaska).
January 17, 2020 - Policy and Guidance ,
Alaska

2020 Annual Deployment Plan for Observers in the Groundfish and Halibut Fisheries off Alaska

The 2020 Annual Deployment Plan documents how NOAA Fisheries intends to assign fishery observers and electronic monitoring to vessels fishing in the partial observer coverage category (50 CFR 679.51(a)) in the North Pacific during the calendar year 2020.
November 19, 2019 - Other Reports ,
Alaska