NOAA Reopens Comment on Proposed Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Management Program
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] - July 28, 2016
NOAA Fisheries and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council are expanding the scope of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a new bycatch management program for Gulf of Alaska trawl groundfish fisheries, and want to hear from you.
The new bycatch management program would provide participants with incentives to effectively manage and reduce Chinook salmon and Pacific halibut bycatch, and promote increased use of groundfish harvested in the Gulf of Alaska.
At the Council meeting in Kodiak last June, the Council identified an overarching goal and objective for the proposed bycatch management program to minimize economic barriers for new participants and maintain opportunities for entry into the trawl groundfish fisheries by limiting the type and duration of exclusive harvest privileges that may be allocated under the proposed bycatch management program....
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