Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Amendment 56 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and Amendment 56 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area

Summary

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has submitted proposed amendments to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area to revise the definition of overfishing levels for consistency with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is seeking public comments on the proposed amendments.