NMFS Issues Final Rule to Prohibit Non-Pelagic Trawl Gear in Cook Inlet

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has implemented Amendment 60 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Area, prohibiting the use of non-pelagic trawl gear in Cook Inlet to address bycatch avoidance objectives under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.