Notices and Rules
Amendment 55 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of Amendment 55 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska to promote the protection and conservation of habitat.
Effective
01/20/1999
Amendment 55 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of Amendment 55 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area which describes and identifies essential fish habitat (EFH) in Alaska as well as risks to that habitat.
Effective
01/20/1999
Amendment 5 to the FMP for the Salmon Fisheries Off Alaska
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of Amendment 5 to the fishery management plan for Scallop Fisheries off Alaska. This amendment describes and identifies essential fish habitat in Alaska, and risks to that habitat for salmon.
Effective
01/20/1999
Amendment 51 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 51 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska re-establishing the catcher vessel operational area.
Effective
01/20/1999
Amendment 51 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries implements Amendment 51 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area to re-establish the catcher vessel operational area in the Bering Sea.
Effective
01/20/1999
Amendment 59 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 59 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area to extend the Vessel Moratorium Program through December 31, 1999.
Effective
01/19/1999
Amendment 57 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 57 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska extending the Vessel Moratorium Program.
Effective
01/19/1999
Amendment 39 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule implementing part of Amendment 39 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to establish the License Limitation Program (LLP).
Effective
01/01/1999
Amendment 53 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries implements Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area to prevent incidental catch of shortraker rockfish and rougheye rockfish from closing non-trawl fisheries.
Effective
07/22/1998
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.
Effective
07/14/1998