Regulation & law · 01/10/1998

NMFS Issues Final Rule Implementing License Limitation Program for Alaska Fisheries

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has finalized a rule implementing part of the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, the Gulf of Alaska, and the Commercial King and Tanner Crab Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. The rule establishes the License Limitation Program, which limits the number, size, and operation of vessels in certain fisheries off Alaska's exclusive economic zone.