NMFS Issues Regulations to Implement Amendment 47 for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Tanner Crab Fisheries

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued regulations to implement Amendment 47 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs, allowing facilities to process more crab without triggering individual processing quota (IPQ) use caps. This exemption is expected to have significant positive economic effects on fishermen, processors, and communities participating in the eastern and western Bering Sea Tanner crab fisheries.