This memorandum summarizes the determination that this Proposed Rule to revise pollock trip limit regulations in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) qualifies to be categorically excluded from further National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review.
This review and analysis evaluates the existing situation regarding a Gulf of Alaska pollock trip limit and analyzes two potential alternatives that might resolve the problem.
Analysis of the environmental impacts, costs and benefits of a regulatory amendment to impose a seasonal ban on all commercial trawl fishing in the Chiniak Gully region as part of a comprehensive research program on sea lion/fishery interactions.
Biological opinion on the potential effects of an exempted fishing permit for acoustic surveys of pollock in the Aleutian Islands on the western population of Steller sea lion. NMFS Consultation Number: AKR-2006-1059.
Environmental Assessment of potential impacts of an exempted fishing permit to allow fishing vessels to conduct acoustic surveys and limited pollock harvest within selected areas of Steller sea lion critical habitat in the Aleutian Islands Subarea.
Environmental Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis of the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish harvest specifications for 2006-2007.
Analysis of the implementation of a cost recovery fee program for the Amendment 80 Program, the groundfish and halibut/sablefish Community Development Quota Program, the American Fisheries Act Program, and Aleutian Islands Pollock Program.