Notices and Rules
Amendment 59 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 59 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area to extend the Vessel Moratorium Program through December 31, 1999.
Effective
01/19/1999
Amendment 39 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule implementing part of Amendment 39 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to establish the License Limitation Program (LLP).
Effective
01/01/1999
Amendment 53 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries implements Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area to prevent incidental catch of shortraker rockfish and rougheye rockfish from closing non-trawl fisheries.
Effective
07/22/1998
Amendment 3 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska, which delegates to the State of Alaska the authority to manage all aspects of the scallop fishery, except limited access.
Effective
07/14/1998
Amendment 50 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries implements Amendment 50 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area which authorizes the distribution of Pacific halibut taken as bycatch to economically disadvantaged individuals.
Effective
07/13/1998
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area Fishery Management Plan Historical Amendments 31-40
Historical amendments to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area from 1993-1998.
Effective
04/16/1998
Amendment 36 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 36 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area to create a forage fish species category and implement associated management measures.
Effective
04/16/1998
Amendment 34 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries implements Amendment 34 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area which requires an allocation of Atka mackerel to vessels using jig gear.
Effective
01/30/1998
Amendment 40 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries is implementing Amendment 40 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area to further protect the stocks of Bering Sea C. opilio by limiting the incidental take of this species.
Effective
01/21/1998
Scallop Fishery off Alaska - Federal Register Rules and Notices
NOAA Fisheries changes the dates of the fishing season for Registration Area D, Registration Area E (Prince William Sound), and Registration Area H exclusive of the Kamishak District in the scallop fishery in the exclusive economic zone off Alaska. The ne
Effective
01/10/1998