Alaska Groundfish Management Results
Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications Changes 2019-20
NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region manages the Federal groundfish fisheries and prohibited species catch (PSC) limits off Alaska through regulations at 50 CFR 679. These regulations allow for changes during the fishing year to the total allowable catch (TAC),
Effective
12/14/2019
Amendment 120 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Amendment 108 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska
If approved, Amendment 120 would limit the number of catcher/processors (C/Ps) acting as motherships receiving and processing Pacific cod from catcher vessels (CVs) directed fishing for Pacific cod in the BSAI non-Community Development Quota (CDQ)
Published
12/14/2019
Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications for the BSAI and GOA Fisheries
EIS No. 20070004, Final EIS, NOA, AK, Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications Project, Establish Harvest Strategy for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish Fisheries, AK, Wait Period Ends: 2/12
Published
12/14/2019