NMFS is delaying from August 15 to September 1 of each fishing year, the opening of the second (non-roe) directed fishing season for pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). NMFS is also prohibiting vessels from participating in the directed pollock fishery for 7 days after the September 1 opening if the vessel participated in any of the directed groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) or in the BSAI during any portion of the 7-day period prior to the September 1 opening. This action is necessary to allow some pollock processor vessels and shoreside processing plants to more fully realize potential salmon processing opportunities, particularly for late-run pink salmon. This action is intended to further the objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island Area (FMP).