About Us
The Alaska Region of NOAA Fisheries oversees sustainable fisheries that produce about half the fish caught in US waters, with responsibilities covering 842,000 square nautical miles off Alaska. The Alaska Region also works to ensure the viability of protected species—principally marine mammals—and to protect and enhance Alaska's marine habitat.
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- Southeast Alaska Sport Charter Halibut Fishery
- Beluga Whales
- Ribbon Seals
Public Comment Periods
- Notice of proposed information collection under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act. Native Americans conducting aboriginal subsistence whaling in accordance with the provisions of the International Whaling Commission must submit information about strikes on and catch of whales. Anyone retrieving a dead whale is also required to report. Comment period through February 20, 2009.
- Proposed rule to eliminate seabird avoidance requirements for hook–and–line vessels less than or equal to 55 ft (16.8 m) length overall in portions of Area 4E in the eastern Bering Sea. Comment period through February 17, 2009.
- Proposed regulations to govern the requests for determinations of fishery resource disasters as a basis for acquiring potential disaster assistance. Comment period through February 17, 2008.
- Notice of comment period extension for the Bering Sea Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. Revision to 73 FR 74170 extending comment period from February 3, 2009 to February 23, 2009.
- Notice of intent to prepare either an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement on measures to minimize non–Chinook salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea. Comment period through March 23, 2009.
- Proposed regulations to implement Amendment 90 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 78 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA to allow unlimited post–delivery transfers of cooperative quota. Comment period through February 17, 2009.
- Proposed rule to implement Amendment 92 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA. Comment period through February 13, 2009.
- Notice of proposed information collection for American Fisheries Act vessel and processor permits. Comment period through February 17, 2009.
- Notice of proposed information collection to allow processors and others to make three species’ landings reports with a single reporting system, eLandings, to NMFS, IPHC, and ADF&G. Comment period through February 17, 2009.
- Notice of availability of Amendment 90 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 78 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA to allow unlimited post–delivery transfers of cooperative quota. Comment period through February 17, 2009.
- Notice of availability of Amendment 92 to the Fishery Management Plans for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the GOA to remove trawl gear endorsements on licenses issued under LLP in specific management areas. Comment period through February 10, 2009.
- Notice of availability of the Bering Sea Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. Comment period through February 3, 2009.
