Regulation & law · 03/12/1997

NMFS Issues Final Rule for Groundfish Retention and Utilization in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to implement Amendment 49 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area. The rule requires vessels fishing for groundfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area to retain all pollock and Pacific cod starting January 3, 1998, and all rock sole and yellowfin sole starting January 1, 2003.