Alaska Fishery Agency Announces Public Comment Period for Exempted Fishing Permit Application

Summary

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking public comment on an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from Gauvin and Associates, LLC, which would allow the applicant to test a salmon excluder device in the Bering Sea pollock trawl fishery, with the goal of reducing bycatch rates of Chinook salmon.