Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Impact Review of Amendment 25 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area - Elimination of the primary Pacific halibut trawl bycatch limit and regulatory amendments to prohibit the discard of salmon until counted by a NMFS-certified observer and to authorize the release of specified observer data on prohibited species bycatch

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• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; North Pacific Fishery Management Council
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AKR (Alaska Region)
• Description:
  The groundfish fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Bering Sea Aleutian Island Area (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) are managed under the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI and the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA. The FMPs were developed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and approved by the Secretary of Commerce under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson Act).
• Keywords:
  Bycatches (Fisheries) Caps And Closures Elimination Endangered Species Environmental Impact Analysis Exclusive Economic Zones (Law Of The Sea) Fishery Management Groundfishes Observers Salmon Trawlers (Vessels) Caps And Closures Endangered Species Environmental Impact Analysis Exclusive Economic Zones (Law Of The Sea) Fishery Management

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• Document Type:
  Environmental Assessment
• Place as Subject:
  Bering Sea ; Aleutian Islands (Alaska) ; Alaska, Gulf of (Alaska) ; Alaska
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1566c544846951b0f6a17b6ee60ee260d811622d71c22495d8a53da65b18c74638002d0fb84d86416f0c78e80f1945c60d807ab9153bf65422637824f6ef5e66
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/23928/noaa_23928_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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