Final Environmental Assessment for Amendment 104 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC) Areas of Skate Egg Concentration December 2014

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• Personal Author:
  Melton, Sarah ; Kelly, Seanbob R. ; Witherell, David, 1963- ; Eagleton, Matt ; Olson, John V. ; Ellgen, Sarah ; Hansen, Ken ; Hoff, Gerald Raymond, 1962- ; Ormseth, Olav Aleksander ; Kenne, Anthony J. ; Harrington, Gretchen Anne
• Corporate Authors:
  National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.) ; North Pacific Fishery Management Council
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AKR (Alaska Region) ; NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
• Description:
  This document analyzes a proposed action that would amend the BSAI FMP to identify six skate egg concentration sites as HAPC. The identification of these sites as HAPCs highlights the importance of this essential fish habitat for conservation and as a subject for consultation on activities such as drilling, dredging and dumping, laying cables, seismic exploration, as well as fishing. In addition, the Council recommended options that would require monitoring of these sites, identification of these sites as a research priority, and housekeeping changes to the BSAI FMP.
• Keywords:
  Conservation Environmental Impact Analysis Fishery Management Fishes Fish Hatcheries Fishing Groundfishies Habitat Skates Environmental Impact Analysis Fish Hatcheries

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• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Environmental Assessment
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska, Gulf of (Alaska) ; Aleutian Islands (Alaska) ; Bering Sea
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:001fef08dd686c0681030139e4e25b250abc30b0e7ca83f8f51027e01bb1bb7440c8acd2ca6e26f51087f7c9a304bd867f24d0d4f94ac93c3839c5ca2f750e05
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/19202/noaa_19202_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 9.04 MB ]