Wild-Caught Seafood Results
Amendment 21 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 21 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area. NOAA Fisheries is also implementing a regulatory amendment that establishes Pacific halibut…
Effective
05/14/2025
Amendment 18 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement a revision of Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Groundfish Fishery of the-Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI). Revised Amendment 18 to the FMP established allocations of pollock…
Effective
05/14/2025
Amendment 22 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to establish two trawl test areas in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and one trawl test area in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) area where pelagic and bottom trawl fishermen could test their trawl fishing gear when…
Published
05/14/2025
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area Fishery Management Plan Historical Amendments 11 through 20
These actions are necessary to promote management and conservation of groundfish and other living marine resources. They are intended to further the goals and objectives contained in the fishery management plan that governs these fisheries.
Amendment…
Effective
05/14/2025
Amendment 19 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues final regulations to implement Amendment 19 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and Amendment 24 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. These regulations…
Effective
05/14/2025
Amendment 20 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 20 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and Amendment 25 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. The amendments authorize…
Effective
05/14/2025
Amendment 17 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries proposes regulations to implement Amendment 22 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and Amendment 17 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Area…
Published
05/14/2025
Amendment 16a to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Amendment 16a was designed to address management of herring bycatch and other bycatch taken in domestic trawl fisheries. In particular, it defined the “hot spot authority,” intended to give the Regional Director flexibility to close specific…
Published
05/14/2025