December 12, 2022 — NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would implement Amendment 123 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management area.
If approved, the proposed rule would put into place abundance-based management of Amendment 80 trawl sector prohibited species catch limit for Pacific halibut.
Amendment 80’s sector is a fleet of nearly 20 trawl catcher-processor vessels that target Pacific cod, Pacific Ocean perch, Atka mackerel, and Rock, Yellowfin, and Flathead, solely in the Bering Sea.