NMFS Proposes Rule to Improve Cost Recovery Fee Payment Methods for Alaska Fisheries

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing a rule to update the payment methods for cost recovery fees in two Alaska fisheries, the Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Program and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program, in order to enhance data security and reduce administrative costs.