Environmental Assessment of a Regulatory Amendment to Increase Pacific Halibut Quota Share Use Limits

Details

• Personal Author:
  Pennoyer, Steven ; Wieting, Donna
• Corporate Authors:
  National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.) ; North Pacific Fishery Management Council
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; AKR (Alaska Region)
• Description:
  This action would increase Pacific halibut quota share (QS) use limits for QS holders in the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program in Regulatory Area 4 in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. By increasing the personal use limit from one-half percent to one and one-half percent, current QS holders would be allowed to increase their QS and provide an incentive to harvest halibut in remote areas of the western Bering Sea. The intended effect is to improve profits for IFQ halibut fishermen operating in Area 4.
• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Environmental Assessment
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska, Gulf of (Alaska) ; Aleutian Islands (Alaska) ; Bering Sea
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/19233/noaa_19233_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.37 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:babbfbb31f6b9e0eb0f0fb88a5e80f1485bf4ef0450060c0ff69eca3427740d41cd3f66f63022550bbe05d4784f985866a893da6743b4fc3756c4afa0bfa25f4