NMFS Proposes Regulations to Protect Steller Sea Lion Habitat and Atka Mackerel Population

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing regulations to divide the total allowable catch of Atka mackerel in the Aleutian Islands Subarea into two seasonal allowances, reduce the percentage of catch taken from Steller sea lion critical habitat, and extend a no-trawl zone to protect the rookeries of Steller sea lions.