North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Essential Fish Habitat Amendments
fishery-mgmt · north pacific · Published 2012-11-06 · 77 FR 66564
Document
Document number
2012-27075
Federal Register citation
77 FR 66564
Type
Rule
Action
Notice of agency decision.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
north pacific
Publication date
2012-11-06
Abstract
NMFS announces approval of Amendment 98 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI Groundfish FMP); Amendment 90 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA Groundfish FMP); Amendment 40 to the FMP for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs (BSAI Crab FMP); Amendment 15 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska (Scallop FMP); and Amendment 1 to the FMP for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area (Arctic FMP). These amendments update the existing essential fish habitat (EFH) provisions in the FMPs based on a 5-year EFH review. 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.