Amendment 80 Checklist
Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Amendment 80 Groundfish Trawl Fisheries.
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U.S. wild-caught rock sole is a smart seafood choice because it is sustainably managed and responsibly harvested under U.S. regulations.
Above target population levels in Alaska.
At recommended levels.
Area closures and gear restrictions protect habitat affected by bottom trawls used to harvest rock sole.
Regulations are in place to minimize bycatch.
NOAA Fisheries conducts various research activities on the biology, behavior, and ecology of rock sole. The results of this research are used to inform management decisions for this species.
Rock Sole in Alaska
Our research in Alaska on the distribution and abundance, growth and maturity, habitat preference, migration behavior, and food relationships of rock sole provides information crucial for understanding and managing this species.
Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Amendment 80 Groundfish Trawl Fisheries.
Analysis of alternative actions to address the issue of the improved retention and improved…
This Environmental Assessment addresses an experimental fishing permit application by the…
Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra n. sp.) are distributed primarily on the eastern Bering…
The Gulf of Alaska (GOA) northern and southern rock sole assessment has been moved to a 4-year…
Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) are assessed on a biennial stock assessment schedule…
The Gulf of Alaska (GOA) northern and southern rock sole assessment has been moved to a 4-year…
2019 North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports for 2020 Fisheries.
Alaska Groundfish Stock Assessments, Economic Status Reports, and Ecosystem Status Reports.
The rock sole, along with other flatfishes are an important trawl fishery resource in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. There are two species, the southern rock sole which is more common in the Gulf of Alaska and the northern rock sole which are…