# North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Essential Fish Habitat Amendments
> **Rule** · Notice of agency decision. · Published 2012-11-06 · 77 FR 66564
## Document
- **Document number:** 2012-27075
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** north pacific
- **Federal Register citation:** 77 FR 66564
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/11/06/2012-27075/north-pacific-fishery-management-council-essential-fish-habitat-amendments)
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