NMFS Issues Final Rule to Implement Amendment 103 for Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management in Gulf of Alaska Trawl Fisheries

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to implement Amendment 103 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, allowing for more flexible management of Chinook salmon bycatch in trawl fisheries and promoting the goals of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.