Environmental Assessment/Regulatory Impact Review for Amendment 46 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

Details

• Personal Author:
  Pennoyer, Steven ; Wieting, Donna
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
• Description:
  Amendment 46 establishes the following management measures: (1) Allocation of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) 47 percent to vessels using trawl gear, 51 percent to vessels using fixed gear (hook-and-line and pot), and 2 percent to vessels using jig gear; (2) seasonal allowances of the fixed gear allocation of Pacific cod; and (3) procedures for unused portions of one gear's allocation to be reallocated to other gear types.
• Keywords:
  Federal Fishery Management Plan Groundfishes Pacific Cod Trawlers (Vessels) Pacific Cod
• 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:sha256:250b3da5263563fc7a61e86c3c85108113416e671ec67816f06478a55758c307
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/18190/noaa_18190_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 9.06 MB ]