Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Impact Review of Amendment 25 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area - Elimination of the primary Pacific halibut trawl bycatch limit and regulatory amendments to prohibit the discard of salmon until counted by a NMFS-certified observer and to authorize the release of specified observer data on prohibited species bycatch

The groundfish fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Bering Sea Aleutian Island Area (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) are managed under the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Groundfish Fishery of the BSAI and the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA. The FMPs were developed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and approved by the Secretary of Commerce under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson Act). 1993 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) AKR (Alaska Region) Submitted Public Domain 1861