NMFS Proposes Regulations to Implement Amendment 123 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes new regulations to implement Amendment 123 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. The proposed rule aims to limit bycatch of Pacific halibut in the area by linking the halibut catch limit to the halibut abundance for the Amendment 80 commercial trawl fleet.