NMFS Proposes Rule to Implement Amendment 44 to Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab FMP and Modify Crab Rationalization Program Regulations

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a proposed rule to update regulations governing the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fishery Management Plan and the Crab Rationalization Program, aiming to improve information on processor quota share and individual fishing quota transfers subject to a Right of First Refusal (ROFR)