This Annual Report provides information, analysis, and recommendations based on the deployment of observers and Electronic Monitoring systems by the North Pacific Observer Program during 2021.
This research brief presents a summary of the issues faced by new fishermen and farmers and the differences in how issues across these two sectors are being addressed.
Categorical Exclusion to examine the Temporary Rule for Emergency Action to implement Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program; Crew Quota Share Emergency Rule for its potential to impact the quality of the human environment.
Draft of plans of NOAA Fisheries to assign observers to collect independent information from fishing operations conducted in the North Pacific under the authority of the Fishery Management Plans for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska.
This Regulatory Impact Review (RIR) evaluates the costs and benefits of a regulatory action to modify the halibut Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program to remove vessel cap limitations.
This action would temporarily remove IFQ halibut vessel caps for the remainder of the 2022 fishing year in IFQ regulatory areas 4A (Eastern Aleutian Islands), 4B (Central and Western Aleutian Islands), 4C (Central Bering Sea), and 4D (Eastern Bering Sea).
This Annual Report provides information, analysis, and recommendations based on the deployment of observers and Electronic Monitoring (EM) systems by the North Pacific Observer Program during 2019.
This action would make minor changes to recordkeeping and reporting requirements and remove requirements to for vessel operators using longline pot gear in the GOA sablefish IFQ fishery to mark each pot with a pot gear tag.
Analysis of changes to regulations to remove recordkeeping and reporting requirements for a notary certification as well as the requirement for IFQ fishermen using longline pot gear in the GOA to obtain and mark their gear with pot tags.