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BSAI and GOA Groundfish Plan Teams

Pollock is being hauled on deck. Photo courtesy of Karla Bush.
 

The Bering Sea and Aleutian Island (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish Plan Teams provide the Council with an annual review of fishery stock assessments and recommendations for harvest specifications, as well as information on the ecosystem and economic issues as they relate to the groundfish fisheries of the BSAI and GOA.

Plan Teams include scientists from the NMFS’ Regional Office, the Alaska Fishery Science Center, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the International Pacific Halibut Commission, and other institutions and universities. Two Plan Team meetings are held annually: the first prior to Council’s October meeting, and the second prior to the Council’s December meeting. The Plan Teams compile annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) reports that provide the Council with a summary of the most recent biological condition of the groundfish stocks and the social and economic condition of the fishing and processing industries. The SAFEs comprise the best available scientific information on the condition of the groundfish stocks and include overfishing level (OFL) and acceptable biological catch (ABC) recommendations for the Council’s groundfish fisheries. Current Membership

Staff contacts are: BSAI – Diana Stram GOA- Sara Cleaver

Resources

  • BSAI Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
  • GOA Groundfish Fishery Management Plan

Plan Team Policies and Procedures

  • Plan Team Terms of Reference
  • Preparation of Groundfish SAFE chapters
  • Policy on Documentation and Deadlines

Resources

NPFMC Resources

BSAI Groundfish PT Historical Agendas
GOA Groundfish PT Historical Agendas
BSAI Groundfish Trawl Harvest Timing
Plan Team Membership
GOA Groundfish Harvest Timing
Current Specifications
Groundfish SAFEs

External Resources

NOAA Fisheries North Pacific Groundfish Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports

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More NPFMC Documents
BSAI Groundfish Background Documents
GOA Groundfish Background Document

We respectfully acknowledge that the Council regularly meets, and its staff office resides, in Anchorage on Dena’ina homelands. The Council wants to honor the Dena’ina, the Indigenous Peoples who have stewarded this land across generations and continue to do so. We are glad to be part of this community, and to honor the culture, resilience, and tradition of the Dena’ina people.

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