NMFS Proposes Extension of Interim Groundfish Observer Program through December 31, 2002

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing a rule to extend the Interim North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program through December 31, 2002, to ensure uninterrupted observer coverage and advance management objectives for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.