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NMFS Opens Comment on Proposed BSAI Groundfish Management Plan Amendment NMFS also said this action would promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and other applicable laws. Comments can be sent electronically by visiting https://www.regulations.gov and entering NOAA-NMFS-2022-0072 in
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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) is seeking comment through March 13 on a proposed rule that would establish a program allocating Pacific cod harvest quota to a limited access group of harvesters and processors in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI). The proposed rule would implement Amendment 122 to the fishery management pla n for groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management The Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Area includes all waters of A rea. It would the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea west of the longitude of establish the Pa- Scotch Cap light and north of the Alaska Peninsula, including cific Cod Trawl waters of the US Exclusive Economic Zone extending to the Cooperative Pro- US – Russia maritime boundary and into the Chukchi and gram (PCTC) to Beaufort seas. allocate the Pacific cod harvest quota to qualifying groundfish License the search box. Then click the “comment” Limitation Program (LLP) license hold- icon, complete the required fields, and aters and qualifying processors. tach your comments. The limited access privilege program Comments can also be sent via the would be for harvesting Pacific cod in the U.S. Post Office by mailings comments to BSAI trawl catcher vessel sector. Assistant Regional Administrator, SusAccording to NMFS, the proposed ac- tainable Fisheries Division, Alaska Retion is necessary to increase the value of gion NMFS, at P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, the fishery, minimize bycatch to the ex- Alaska 99802-1668. tent practicable, provide for the sustained All comments received become part participation of fishery-dependent com- of the public record and are posted for munities, ensure the sustainability and public viewing on www.regulations.gov. viability of the resource, and promote NMFS also accepts anonymous comsafety and stability in the harvesting and ments. Enter “N/A” in the required fields processing sectors. if you want to remain anonymous.
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