Fishery
Management Plans
The North Pacific Fishery Management
Council has prepared and implemented five fishery management plans
(FMPs) for fisheries off Alaska. Each FMP encompasses regional
fisheries for certain species, as listed below.
Bering
Sea/Aleutian Islands Groundfish FMP: This FMP includes all
species of groundfish (pollock, cod, flatfish, sablefish, rockfish,
etc.) fished commercially by vessels using trawl, longline, pot,
and jig gear. Inseason management of these fisheries is done by
NMFS in Juneau. (NOTE: This pdf is 12MB. A shorter
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Groundfish
of the Gulf of Alaska FMP: The Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska
FMP essentially mirrors the BSAI groundfish FMP. Some commercial
species (black rockfish, blue rockfish, lingcod) are not included
in the FMP, but are instead managed by the State of Alaska.
Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King
and Tanner Crab FMP: This FMP includes all species and fisheries
for king and Tanner crab (red, blue, and brown king crab, Tanner
crab, and snow crab). Inseason management of these fisheries is
provided by ADF&G in Kodiak.
Alaska Scallop FMP: This draft FMP
was developed to control fishing effort in the weathervane scallop
fishery. Only 9 vessels are permitted under a licence limitation
program. Inseason management of the fishery is provided by ADF&G
in Kodiak.
Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ off the
Coast of Alaska: The Salmon FMP was developed to prohibit fishing
for salmon in the EEZ except by a limited number of vessels using
troll gear. All management of the salmon fisheries is deferred
to the State of Alaska.
Amendments to the FMP's - this is a short list of
the amendments and their numbers