The Council reviewed reports from the FEP Team, Climate Change Taskforce (CCTF), and Local Knowledge/Traditional Knowledge/Subsistence Taskforce (LKTKS). The Council approved the workplan for the CCTF following requested revisions. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Team The FEP Team provided a report on their March 2020 meeting, at which they discussed the ongoing work of the two Taskforces… Read More →
FEP Action Module Taskforces – Call for Nominations
The Council is seeking nominations for membership for two taskforces to work on two Action Modules, or projects, that implement the Council’s Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP). The two initiated Action Modules are the following: Climate Change Action Module: Evaluate short- and long-term effects of climate change on fish, fisheries, and the Bering Sea… Read More →
Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan
The Council reviewed an initial draft of the Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP). The Bering Sea FEP establishes a framework for the Council’s continued progress towards ecosystem-based fishery management (EBFM) of the Bering Sea fisheries, and relies and builds on the Council’s existing processes, advisory groups, and management practice. The core FEP document reviewed… Read More →
