Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

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NMFS announces the issuance of an experimental fishing permit #94-1 (EFP) to Coastal Villages Fishing Cooperative (CVFC) and Golden Age Fisheries (GAF). The EFP authorizes CVFC, GAF, and the factory trawler (F/T) REBECCA IRENE to conduct a trawl survey limited to 500 metric tons (mt) of groundfish in Kuskokwim Bay, Etolin Strait, and the area north of Nunivak Island. Results of the survey will be used to assess whether sufficient amounts of marketable groundfish are located in near-shore waters to support the development of a small-boat fishery in this area. This EFP will provide information not otherwise available through research or commercial fishing operations. The intended effect of this action is to promote the purposes and policies of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act.