Alaska Groundfish Management Results
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
Amendment 120 and this final rule limit the number of catcher/processors (C/Ps) eligible to operate as motherships receiving and processing Pacific cod from catcher vessels (CVs) directed fishing in the BSAI non-Community Development Quota Program…
Effective
01/18/2020
Control Date for Catcher/Processors using Pot Gear in the in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Fishery
At the request of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), this notice announces a control date of December 10, 2019, that may be used as a reference date for a future management action to limit future access to the Bering Sea and…
Published
01/18/2020
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
01/18/2020
North Pacific Observer Program - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Final Rule
Regulations to implement catch handling and monitoring requirements to allow Pacific halibut (halibut) bycatch to be sorted on the deck of trawl catcher/processors (C/Ps) and motherships participating in the non-pollock groundfish…
Published
01/18/2020
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
01/18/2020