NMFS Proposes Regulations to Enhance Observer Program for Groundfish Fisheries off Alaska and Pacific Halibut

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing new regulations to improve the observer program for groundfish fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, as well as the Gulf of Alaska, with the goal of addressing data quality and cost equity concerns, and promoting the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) and other applicable laws.