North Pacific Fishery Management Council Submits Amendments to Groundfish FMPs for Review

Summary

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has submitted proposed amendments to the Fishery Management Plans for Groundfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska, which would allow the use of jig gear in individual fishing quotas and remove residency requirements for community quota entities, in an effort to align with the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable laws.