NMFS Announces Submission of Amendment 13 to Scallop Fishery Management Plan Off Alaska

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service has announced that the North Pacific Fishery Management Council has submitted Amendment 13 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop fishery off Alaska, which would implement annual catch limits and accountability measures to prevent overfishing in the weathervane scallop fishery. The proposed changes aim to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and other applicable laws.