Environmental Assessment of Amendment 34 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

Details

• Personal Author:
  Pennoyer, Steven ; Salveson, Susan ; Fruchter, Susan B.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
• Description:
  Amendment 34 would authorize the allocation of up to two percent of the annual specification of total allowable catch of Atka mackerel in Eastern Aleutian Islands District/Bering Sea subarea to vessels using jig gear. The purpose of the amendment is to provide an opportunity for a local small-vessel jig gear fleet to fish for Atka mackerel to supply a bait fishery and a fresh fish market for this species without direct competition from the trawl fleet.
• Keywords:
  Atka Mackrel Bait Fishing Groundfishes Trawlers (Vessels) Bait Fishing
• Document Type:
  Environmental Assessment
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska, Gulf of ; Aleutian Islands (Alaska) ; Bering Sea
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:15230fa250e0b709d4f4eebdfa7b9ce29012345a329bff5c806e475998eb766a
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/18175/noaa_18175_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.47 MB ]