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Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area.

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Alaska
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Policy/planning Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Climate change Marine fishes Crustaceans Migratory species Cartilaginous fishes Landing Processing/handling Total allowable catch Allocation/quota Foreign fishing Fishing gear/fishing method Data collection/reporting Monitoring Aquatic animals Authorization/permit Management/conservation Marine mammals Protection of habitats Ecosystem preservation
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Fishery Management Plan (FMP) of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council governs groundfish fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). The FMP management area is the United States EEZ of the Bering Sea and a portion of the North Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Aleutian Islands. The FMP covers fisheries for all stocks of finfish and marine invertebrates except salmonids, shrimps, scallops, various crab species, corals, clams, Pacific halibut, and Pacific herring. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional councils established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in 1976 to manage fisheries in the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone. The Magnuson-Stevens Act contains ten national standards, with which all FMPs must conform and which guide fishery management. FMPs must also be consistent with the requirements of other legislation such as the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act. Climate change-induced effects are taken into account in fishery management measures. Pursuant to Title II of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, there is no allowable level of foreign fishing for the groundfish fisheries covered by this FMP.

Full text
English
Website
www.npfmc.org