NMFS Announces Amendments to Groundfish Fishery Management Plans for Alaska

Summary

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has submitted proposed amendments to the Fishery Management Plans for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and the Gulf of Alaska, aimed at facilitating full utilization of allocated resources under the Individual Fishing Quota Program for Pacific halibut and sablefish fisheries in and off of Alaska.