Bering Sea Aleutian Islands Crab Fisheries Final Environmental Impact Statement

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.) ; North Pacific Fishery Management Council
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AKR (Alaska Region)
• Description:
  The North Pacific Fishery Management Council and the National Marine Fisheries Service propose to rationalize the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab fisheries in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska by amending the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/ Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs to include the Voluntary Three-Pie Cooperative Program. The goal of rationalization is to end the race for fish and solve the problems of overcapacity while providing for a balanced distribution of benefits and improving fisheries management and resource conservation. This Environmental Impact Statement provides decision-makers and the public with an evaluation of the environmental, social, and economic effects of the proposed program and alternatives to the proposed action. The alternative rationalization programs presented in this Environmental Impact Statement represent substantial changes from current management of the fisheries and are designed to address the specific conditions and circumstances in these fisheries. It is intended that this Environmental Impact Statement serve as the central environmental document for the National Marine Fisheries Service and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to make a decision on which alternative to implement.
• Document Type:
  Environmental Assessment
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska, Gulf of ; Aleutian Islands (Alaska) ; Bering Sea
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/19194/noaa_19194_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 18.30 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d429a623ba5176aef5544139c2449cc046d2eabf26e08c1dc6ef31f22189d09d