The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) analyzes impacts of alternatives related to the issuance of an incidental take statement for species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act that are incidentally taken in the salmon fisheries in Southeast Alaska and funding to the State of Alaska to implement the Pacific Salmon Treaty.
Consultation on the Delegation of Management Authority for Specified Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ to the State of Alaska and Federal Funding to the State of Alaska to Implement the 2019 Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement
Final programmatic environmental impact statement evaluating effects of funding programs to increase salmon as prey for southern resident killer whales
The purpose of this assessment was to update the 2017 Atlantic Sturgeon Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report (ASMFC 2017) with recent data from 2016-2022.
Model results found sensitive to all input parameters to varying degrees across the planktonic larval duration/settlement windows and output metrics tested.
This collaborative plan provides a blueprint that prioritizes research projects to improve Gulf recreational fishing data collection and resulting catch and effort estimates. It is part of the Gulf Transition Plan.
The strategy establishes a system of governance that describes the working relationships between the two federal agencies (USFWS and NOAA-Fisheries), Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMR), Penobscot Nation and stakeholders.
