NMFS Proposes Regulations to Allocate Atka Mackerel to Jig Gear Vessels in Alaska

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing regulations to implement Amendment 34 of the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area, which would allow up to 2% of the total allowable catch of Atka mackerel to be allocated to vessels using jig gear in the eastern Aleutian Islands District and Bering Sea subarea.