Limited Access Management of Federal Fisheries in and off of Alaska

Resumen

NMFS issues a final rule to implement Amendment 31 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (BSAI), Amendment 35 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), and a regulatory amendment affecting the Pacific halibut fishery in and off of the State of Alaska (Alaska or State). This action implements the Modified Block Proposal, which is necessary to prevent excessive consolidation of the halibut and sablefish fisheries. This action also clarifies the transfer process for the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program.