Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
EFH 5-year Review for 2010
Living substrate with juvenile rockfish. Photo: Pat Malecha, NOAA Fisheries.
Omnibus FMP Amendment
The EFH regulations state that the Council and NMFS should conduct a complete review of EFH provisions of FMPs at least once every 5 years and revise or amend the EFH provisions as warranted based on available information. The review is to evaluate: 1) published scientific literature, 2) unpublished scientific reports, 3) information solicited from interested parties, and 4) previously unavailable or inaccessible data. An Omnibus FMP Amendment will implement the changes recommended via the 5-year review that was completed in 2010.
- Final 5-Year Review Documents. Each Federal Fishery Management Plan (FMP) under jurisdiction of the NPFMC and NOAA Fisheries will be updated with new EFH information.
- BSAI Groundfish FMP
- GOA Groundfish FMP
- BSAI Crab FMP
- Salmon in the EEZ FMP
- Scallops off Alaska FMP
- Impacts to Essential Fish Habitat from Non-fishing Activities in Alaska, November 2011
- Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC) with EFH - HAPC Process Document, September 2010
- EFH Research Approach – EFH Research Plan for 2012-2017 (coming soon)
- Public Review Draft, February 2011
- Appendix 1: Changes to the BSAI Groundfish FMP species descriptions
- Appendix 2: Changes to the GOA Groundfish FMP species descriptions
- Appendix 3: Changes to the BSAI Crab FMP species descriptions
- Appendix 4: Changes to the Scallop FMP species descriptions
- Appendix 5: EFH Impacts from Non-fishing Activities in Alaska
- Appendices 6 and 7: Changes to the HAPC timeline and the EFH Research Approach
- 5-Year Review
- Final EFH 5-Year Review for 2010, Summary Report, May 2010
- Appendix 1: BSAI Groundfish FMP species reviews
- Appendix 2: GOA Groundfish FMP species reviews
- Appendix 3: BSAI Crab FMP species reviews
- Appendix 4: Scallop FMP species review
- Appendix 5: Salmon FMP species reviews
- Final EFH 5-Year Review for 2010, Summary Report, May 2010
- Review Research