The Council received significant feedback and testimony from over 100 people, including Tribal leaders and members, CDQ groups, Alaska communities, and pollock fishery participants that helped inform modifications for the next stage of analysis on a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) focused on bycatch reductions of Western Alaska chum.
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Research on crab movement and trawl gear innovation informs bycatch recommendations
At its February meeting, the Council evaluated the effectiveness of closing a large area – the Bristol Bay Red King Crab Savings Area – to commercial fishing with pelagic trawl, pot, and longline gear to address Bristol Bay red king crab stock and fishery declines. The Savings Area is already closed to bottom trawl gear. […]
February 2024 Meeting – Seattle
Newsletter, Agenda The Council met February 5-12 at the Renaissance Hotel in Seattle, Washington. You can listen to the recordings via our YouTube channel. Learn More →
SSC Informational Meeting – Cook Inlet Salmon SAFE report
The SSC will hold a virtual informational meeting reviewing the Cook Inlet Salmon SAFE report on January 19, 2024. eAgenda
December 2023 Meeting – Anchorage
Newsletter, Agenda: The Council met December 4-12 at the Hilton Hotel in Anchorage. You can listen to the recordings via our YouTube channel. Learn More →
Council Action on Chum Bycatch, October 2023
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is evaluating additional management actions to minimize the bycatch of western Alaska origin chum salmon bycatch to the extent practicable in the Bering Sea pollock fishery (Magnuson Stevens Act National Standard 9) while achieving optimum yield in the Bering Sea groundfish fisheries (Magnuson Stevens Act National Standard 1), and […]