Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit

Summary

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from Mr. John Gauvin of Gauvin and Associates, LLC, to develop and test a salmon excluder device in the Central Gulf of Alaska pollock trawl fishery, with the goal of reducing salmon bycatch and promoting the objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP).