Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska FMP
This Fisheries Management Plan includes includes the major groundfish target species except for a few that are managed by the State of Alaska. Many management measures mirror the BSAI groundfish FMP.
- Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Fishery Management Plan ; Appendices (updated 6/12)
- Summary of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (4/98)
Summarizes the current management of the domestic groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and includes a history of plan amendments.
The Council revised its BSAI and GOA groundfish management policy in 2004. The policy contains a management approach and 45 objectives, which are categorized by goal statements.
The Council adopted a workplan of priority actions to implement the management policy. The status of this workplan is updated at every meeting, and presented under the Staff Tasking agenda item.