NMFS Issues Final Rule to Implement Amendment 125 to Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Fishery Management Plan

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to add a small vessel provision to the Pacific cod jig sector in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, providing stability and opportunities for some fishery participants and potential new entrants, in line with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Fishery Management Plan.