NMFS Proposes Regulatory Amendment to Increase Groundfish Retainable Amounts in Gulf of Alaska

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing a regulatory amendment to increase the maximum retainable amounts of groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska, using arrowtooth flounder as a basis species, in an effort to reduce regulatory discards and promote the goals of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.