International trade · 04/05/1994Updated: 10/16/2026 · 1 min read
NMFS Proposes Regulations to Prevent Unnecessary Halibut Bycatch in Gulf of Alaska Trawl Fisheries
Summary
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes regulations to prevent some Gulf of Alaska trawl fisheries from taking an unnecessarily large share of the GOA halibut bycatch limit and to provide greater opportunity to harvest available groundfish under halibut bycatch restrictions.
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