Analysis of alternative actions to address the issue of the improved retention and improved utilization (IR/IU) of yellowfin sole and rock sole in BSAI groundfish fisheries and shallow-water flatfish in GOA groundfish fisheries (Flatfish IR/IU).
The United States voluntarily developed the U.S. National Plan of Action for Reducing the Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries to fulfill a national responsibility to address seabird bycatch in longline fisheries.
This final regulatory amendment will permanently extend the existing regulations that establish and govern the voluntary Pacific halibut donation program.
Amendment 58 will reduce the annual trawl bycatch limits for Chinook salmon and will revise the Chinook Salmon Savings Area in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area.
This assessment/review analyzes reduced maximum retainable bycatch percentages for shortraker and rougheye rockfish in the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands area.