NMFS Announces Submission of Amendment 102 to BSAI FMP for Review by Secretary of Commerce

Summary

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has submitted Amendment 102 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, which would implement a Community Quota Entity Program for sablefish in the Aleutian Islands regulatory area. The proposed program aims to provide additional fishing opportunities in fishery-dependent communities of the Aleutian Islands.