North Pacific Fishery Management Council

Managing Fisheries off the Coast of Alaska

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SAFE Reports

North Pacific Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports: The Guidelines for Fishery Management Plans published by the National Marine Fisheries Service require that a stock assessment and fishery evaluation report (SAFE) be prepared and reviewed annually for each fishery management plan. The SAFE reports are intended to summarize the best available scientific information concerning the past, present, and future condition of the stocks, marine ecosystems, and fisheries under Federal management. Staff contacts are: BSAI Groundfish – Diana Stram, GOA Groundfish – Sara Cleaver, BSAI Crab – Diana Stram, Scallops – Diana Stram

Current Year Groundfish SAFEs

Final documents for 2023 are available here. Draft 2024 documents for all species are available on the Groundfish Plan Team’s eAgenda and will be finalized late November 2024.

Ecosystem Status Report (ESR): Eastern Bering Sea ESR; Aleutian Islands ESR; Gulf of Alaska ESR; Alaska wide sculpins (ecosystem species)
Halibut Discard Mortality Rates

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)Gulf of Alaska (GOA)
IntroductionIntroduction
Eastern Bering Sea Pollock
  • Muti-species model supplement
  •  Aleutian Is. Pollock
  •  Bogoslof (catch report only) Pollock
GOA Pollock
  • Appendix
Eastern Bering Sea Pacific cod
  • Appendix
Aleutian Island Pacific cod		GOA Pacific cod
  • Appendix
AK Sablefish
  • Appendix
AK Sablefish
  • Appendix
BSAI Yellowfin SoleGOA Shallow-water Flatfish
GOA Northern and Southern Rock Sole
BSAI Greenland turbotGOA Deep-water Flatfish
BSAI Arrowtooth FlounderGOA Rex Sole
BSAI Kamchatka FlounderGOA Arrowtooth Flounder
BSAI Northern Rock SoleGOA Flathead Sole
BSAI Flathead SoleGOA Pacific Ocean Perch
BSAI Alaska PlaiceGOA Northern Rockfish
BSAI Other FlatfishGOA Shortraker
BSAI Pacific Ocean PerchGOA Dusky rockfish (PSR)
BSAI Northern RockfishGOA Rougheye & Blackspotted
BSAI Blackspotted & RougheyeGOA Dem. shelf (catch report) rockfish 
BSAI Shortraker (catch report only)GOA Thornyheads (catch report only)
BSAI Other Rockfish (catch report only)GOA Other Rockfish
BSAI Atka MackerelGOA Atka Mackerel (catch report)
BSAI SkatesGOA Skates
BSAI Sharks (catch report only)GOA Sharks (catch report only)
BSAI OctopusGOA Octopus (catch report)
BSAI Forage speciesGOA Forage species (off year)

Crab SAFEs
SAFE ChapterLatest SAFE UpdateNext SAFE Update
IntroductionOct 2024Oct 2025
1 Eastern Bering Sea snow crab
Appendix A
SAFE Addendum		Oct 2024Oct 2025
2 Bristol Bay red king crab
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix D		Oct 2024Oct 2025
3 Tanner crab
Appendix A
Appendix B 
Appendix C
Appendix D 		Oct 2024Oct 2025
4 Pribilof Islands red king crab -triennialOct 2022Oct 2025
5 Pribilof Islands blue king crab -biennial Oct 2023Oct 2025
6 Saint Matthew Island blue king crab -biennialOct 2024Oct 2026
7 Norton Sound red king crabFeb 2024Dec 2024
8 Aleutian Islands golden king crabJun 2023Jun 2024
9 Pribilof Islands golden king crab -triennialJun 2023Jun 2026
10 West Aleutian Islands red king crab  -triennialJun 2023Jun 2026
Economic SAFESeptember 2024

**Note that after 2020 Crab SAFE reports were no longer compiled due to the crab stock assessment timing alignment. For more information on the most recent SAFE reports and assessment timing please refer to the CPT webpage

Scallop SAFEs