Fisheries of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Fisheries of the Arctic Management Area; Bering Sea Subarea

4 organizations filed 4 public comments on Fisheries of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Fisheries of the Arctic Management Area; Bering Sea Subarea, at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The comment window closed 6210d ago.

Abstract

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has submitted the Fishery Management Plan for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area (Arctic FMP) and Amendment 29 to the FMP for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs (Crab FMP). The Arctic FMP and Amendment 29 to the Crab FMP, if approved, would establish sustainable management of commercial fishing in the Arctic Management Area and limit the management area of crab species under the Crab FMP to waters of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) south of Bering Strait. This action is necessary to establish a management framework for commercial fishing of nearly all fishspecies occurring in the Arctic Management Area before the potential onset of unregulated commercial fishing in the Arctic Management Area. This action is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the FMPs, and other applicable laws.

Commenters (4)

• Environmental Defense Fundtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Tanadgusix Corpunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Toghotthele Corpunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%