This action would increase Pacific halibut quota share (QS) use limits for QS holders in the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program in Regulatory Area 4 in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for proposed Amendment 37 - three management measures for the current crab bycatch management regime for Bering Sea trawl fisheries.
Amendments 42/42 contain management measures applicable to the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for Fixed Gear Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Fisheries In and Off of Alaska.
This Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review/Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis addresses a regulatory amendment to add the City of Akutan to the list of eligible communities for the CDQ programs.
Analysis of increasing the flexibility of halibut and sablefish quota share use on category B, C, and D catcher vessels, while maintaining the goals of the IFQ program.
Analysis of an action to establish an area surrounding the Pribilof island area as a habitat conservation area to prohibit the use of trawl gear to control chinook salmon bycatch in the BSAI groundfish trawl fisheries
This document provides background information and assessments necessary to determine if the North Pacific Fisheries Research Plan is consistent with the Magnuson Act and other applicable law.