Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Final PSEIS

Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Programmatic SEIS

Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Final Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement - June 2004

The Final Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (PSEIS) serves as the primary decision document for determining the future overarching management policies and directions of the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Gulf of Alaska and the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area (FMPs). The PSEIS also serves as the current primary environmental review document supporting the FMPs. It summarizes and analyzes the best scientific information about the natural and physical environment in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutians Islands areas and the relationship of people with that environment. It assesses the environmental impacts resulting from past and present fishery management regimes and from the expected impacts of alternative future fishery management regimes. Significant environmental and fishery changes have occurred since the original Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for the FMPs were prepared approximately 25 years ago.

To request a CD or paper copy of the PEIS, please contact Steve Davis at: Steven.K.Davis@noaa.gov or (907) 271-3523.

FINAL PSEIS SECTION	DESCRIPTION	PDF	FILE SIZE
Dear Reviewer	Letter	View PDF	325 KB
Preface	Cover Page	View PDF	325 KB
	Executive Summary	View PDF	2.5 MB
	Table of Contents	View PDF	1.6 MB
Chapter 1: Purpose and Need	1.1 Purpose and Need for Federal Action 1.2 Action Area 1.3 The Purpose and Need for the Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 1.4 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 1.5 Historical Development of the Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 1.6 Finalizing the 2003 Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 1.7 Document Organization	View PDF	305 KB
Chapter 2: The Programmatic Alternatives	2.1 Background Specific to Understanding this Federal Action 2.2 Management Policies and Objectives 2.3 Components of a Fishery Management Plan 2.4 Decision-making Process for Fishery Management Plans 2.5 Fishery Management Practices 2.6 The Programmatic Alternatives	View PDF	636 KB
Chapter 3: Affected Environment	3.1 Approach and Methods	View PDF	394 KB
	3.2 Assessment of the Fishery Management Plan Amendments	View PDF	511 KB
	3.3 Physical Oceanography of the Fisheries Management Units	View PDF	681 KB
	3.4 Threatened and Endangered Species	View PDF	627 KB
	3.5 Target Groundfish Species	View PDF	4.0 MB
	3.6 Habitat	View PDF	552 KB
	3.7 Seabirds	View PDF	2.0 MB
	3.8 Marine Mammals	View PDF	1.8 MB
	3.9 Social and Economic Conditions	View PDF	1.6 MB
	3.10 Ecosystem	View PDF	1.0 MB
Chapter 4: Environmental and Economic Consequences	4.1 Methodology	View PDF	1.2 MB
	4.2 Introduction of Analytical Framework – Example Fishery Management Plans	View PDF	295 KB
	4.3 Overview of Fishery Management Plan Components and Qualitative Analysis Papers	View PDF	155 KB
	4.4 Summary of the Comparative Baseline	View PDF	158 KB
	4.5 Alternative 1 Analysis	View PDF	3.2 MB
	4.6 Alternative 2 Analysis	View PDF	3.5 MB
	4.7 Alternative 3 Analysis	View PDF	3.9 MB
	4.8 Alternative 4 Analysis	View PDF	3.3 MB
	4.9 Analysis of Preliminary Preferred Alternative	View PDF	4.0 MB
	4.10 Analysis of Alternatives at the Policy Level	View PDF	1.4 MB
	4.11 Comparison of Alternatives at the Policy Level	View PDF	687 KB
Chapter 5: Research and Management	5.1 Information Gaps and Research Needs 5.2 Management and Enforcement	View PDF	860 KB
Chapter 6: List of Preparers	6.1 Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Steering Committee 6.2 Project Team List 6.3 Consultant Team List 6.4 Individuals, Agencies, and Organizations Consulted during the Preparation of this Programmatic SEIS	View PDF	672 KB
Chapter 7: List of Sent Copies	List of Agencies, Organizations, and Persons To Whom Copies of the Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement are Sent	View PDF	634 KB
Chapter 8: Literature Cited	Literature Cited	View PDF	1.5 MB
Chapter 9: Index	Index	View PDF	2.0 MB
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Tables and Figures	Chapter 1 Figures	View PDF	4.0 MB
	Chapter 2 Figures	View PDF	3.7 MB
	Chapter 3 Figures	View PDF	30.5 MB
	Chapter 4 Figures	View PDF	49.1 MB
	Chapter 2 Tables	View PDF	3.7 MB
	Chapter 3 Tables	View PDF	11 MB
	Chapter 4 Tables	View PDF	13 MB
	Chapter 5 Tables	View PDF	1.8 MB
Appendix B	History of Alaska Groundfish Fisheries and Management Practices	View PDF	4.5 MB
Appendix C	FMP Amendment Summaries for BSAI	View PDF	3 MB
Appendix D	FMP Amendment Summaries for GOA	View PDF	4 MB
Appendix E	Regulatory Amendment Summaries	View PDF	1 MB
Appendix F: Quality Assurance Papers	F-1 TAC-setting process	View PDF	1 MB
	F-2 Spatial/Temporal Management of TAC	View PDF	1 MB
	F-3 Marine Protected Areas and Essential Fish Habitat	View PDF	5 MB
	F-4 Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures	View PDF	1 MB
	F-5 Bycatch and Incidental Catch Restrictions	View PDF	1.6 MB
	F-6 Seabird Measures	View PDF	2.5 MB
	F-7 Gear Restrictions and Allocations	View PDF	2.4 KB
	F-8 Overcapacity	View PDF	2.8 MB
	F-9 Alaska Native Issues	View PDF	2.7 MB
	F-10 Observer Program	View PDF	2.6 MB
	F-11 Data and Reporting Requirements	View PDF	2.6 MB
Appendix G	Comment Analysis Report (CAR)	View PDF	12 MB
Appendix H	Model Output	View PDF	3.9 MB
Appendix I	Notice of Intent	View PDF	3.0 MB
Appendix J	Scoping Notice	View PDF	2.8 MB
Appendix K	Scoping Report, Notice of Availability	View PDF	2.7 MB
Appendix L	Notice to Prepare a Revised Draft PSEIS	View PDF	2.5 MB
Appendix M	NPFMC Comprehensive Management Goals	View PDF	6.0 MB
Appendix N	Non-Target Species List	View PDF	2.5 MB
Appendix O	PSEIS Biological Assessment	View PDF	3.4 MB

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