Environmental Assessment For Issuing an Exempted Fishing Permit for the Purpose of Testing Salmon Excluder Devices in the Eastern Bering Sea Pollock Fishery

Balsiger, James W.; Lind, Kent

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Environmental Assessment For Issuing an Exempted Fishing Permit for the Purpose of Testing Salmon Excluder Devices in the Eastern Bering Sea Pollock Fishery

2005
By Balsiger, James W. ; Lind, Kent

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Balsiger, James W. ; Lind, Kent

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National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.) ; North Pacific Fishery Management Council

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NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; AKR (Alaska Region) ; OSF (Office of Sustainable Fisheries) ; AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center)

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This Environmental Assessment (EA) provides an analysis of alternatives to issue an exempted fishing permit (EFP) for the purpose of further development and testing of salmon excluder devices in the Pollock trawl fishery of the Bering Sea. The experiment would be conducted in the fall of 2005 and in the spring of 2006 with a possible modification to the permit to allow for an additional year of testing. The EFP would provide exemptions to certain groundfish fisheries regulations to support the activities necessary to conduct the research. In 2004, the Pollock trawl industry exceeded the chinook salmon and non-chinook salmon bycatch limits and the incidental take statement for Endangered Species Act listed chinook salmon in the Bering Sea and may exceed these limits in the future, unless changes in fishing practices are made. Exceeding the salmon bycatch limits in the Pollock trawl fishery can affect the locations available to Pollock fishing vessels that may result in additional costs to the industry. The successful development of a salmon excluder device for Pollock trawl gear may result in reductions of salmon bycatch and potentially reduce costs associated with the harvest of Pollock. The proposed action is not expected to have significant impacts on the human environment.
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Bycatches Chinook Salmon Ecological Risk Assessment Endangered Species Fishing Boats Groundfish Fisheries Harvesting Marine Mammal Excluder Devices Permit Fishing Pollock Fisheries Salmon Fishing Trawls And Trawling
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Alaska, Gulf of (Alaska) ; Aleutian Islands (Alaska) ; Bering Sea

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