Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revise Management Authority of Pelagic Shelf Rockfish; Notice of Availability

Résumé

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 46 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP) for Secretarial review. This amendment would remove black and blue rockfish from the FMP. The State of Alaska would then assume management of those species. This action is necessary to allow the State of Alaska to implement more responsive, regionally based, management of these species than is currently possible under the FMP. NMFS is requesting comments from the public on the proposed amendment, copies of which may be obtained from the Council (see ADDRESSES). DATES: Comments on Amendment 46 must be submitted by January 5, 1998.