NMFS Extends Allocations for Groundfish Fishery in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and Gulf of Alaska

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is implementing amendments to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and the Gulf of Alaska, extending allocations for pollock and Pacific cod processing from January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1998, to promote management and conservation of groundfish and enhance fisheries stability.