Notices and Rules
Amendment 83 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 83 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area updating information in the plan and making it easier to read.
Effective
Amendment 11 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council unanimously voted to adopt Amendment 11, a housekeeping amendment that would update the scallop Fishery Management Plan.
Published
Amendment 71 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Amendment 71 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to revise regulations to simplify the processes for making quota transfers, for authorizing CDQ vessels, and for obtaining approval of alternative fishing plans.
Effective
Amendment 82 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule that implements Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. Amendment 82 establishes a framework for the management of the Aleutian Islands subarea.
Effective
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area Fishery Management Plan Historical Amendments 41-50
Historical amendments to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area from 1996-2004.
Effective
Amendment 48 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule that implements Amendment 48 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area revising the administrative process used to establish annual harvest specifications.
Effective
Amendment 74 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
Amendment 74 was approved by the Secretary of the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council in August 2004.
Issued
Amendment 63 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 63 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. Amendment 63 moves skates from the "other species" list to the "target species" list in the plan.
Effective
Alaska Groundfish Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (PSEIS)
Notice of Availability for EIS No. 040259, Final EIS, NOA, AK: Programmatic EIS - Alaska Groundfish Fisheries, New Information concerning the Ecosystem and a Preferred Alternative, Fishery Management Plans for the Groundfish Fishery of the Gulf of Alaska.
Published
Amendment 66 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 66 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and an amendment to the Pacific halibut commercial fishery regulations for waters in and off of Alaska.
Effective