NMFS Proposes Rule to Modify Trawl Gear in Bering Sea to Protect Habitat

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a proposed rule to implement Amendment 94 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, aiming to reduce the impact of nonpelagic trawl gear on bottom habitat and protect additional blue king crab habitat near St. Matthew Island.