Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska - Allowable Use of Longline Pot Gear in Gulf of Alaska Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Fishery (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition‪)‬

The Law Library presents the complete text of the Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska - Allowable Use of Longline Pot Gear in Gulf of Alaska Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Fishery (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition).
Updated as of May 29, 2018

NMFS issues regulations to implement Amendment 101 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA FMP) for the sablefish individual fishing quota (IFQ) fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This final rule authorizes the use of longline pot gear in the GOA sablefish IFQ fishery. In addition, this final rule establishes management measures to minimize potential conflicts between hook-and-line and longline pot gear used in the sablefish IFQ fisheries in the GOA. This final rule also includes regulations developed under the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (Halibut Act) to authorize harvest of halibut IFQ caught incidentally in longline pot gear used in the GOA sablefish IFQ fishery. This final rule is necessary to improve efficiency and provide economic benefits for the sablefish IFQ fleet and minimize potential fishery interactions with whales and seabirds. This action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Halibut Act, the GOA FMP, and other applicable laws.

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