Notices and Rules
Amendment 4 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska
Amendment 4 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska creates a license limitation program for the scallop fishery.
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Amendment 6 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 6 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska. This amendment revises definitions of overfishing, maximum sustainable yield, and optimum yield.
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Amendment 5 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska
Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska describes and identifies Essential Fish Habitat in Alaska for groundfish, scallops, salmon, and king and Tanner crabs.
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Amendment 3 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska, which delegates to the State of Alaska the authority to manage all aspects of the scallop fishery, except limited access.
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Scallop Fishery off Alaska - Federal Register Rules and Notices
NOAA Fisheries changes the dates of the fishing season for Registration Area D, Registration Area E (Prince William Sound), and Registration Area H exclusive of the Kamishak District in the scallop fishery in the exclusive economic zone off Alaska. The ne
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Amendment 2 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska
Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska curtails increases in fishing capacity and provides stability for industry through a temporary moratorium on the entry of additional vessels into the scallop fishery off Alaska.
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Amendment 1 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska
Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska contains several management measures.
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Implementation of the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement a Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska. The Plan specifies the optimum yield for the scallop fishery in Federal waters off Alaska.
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