Regulatory Impact Review for Proposed Amendment 119 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Area and Amendment 107 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Area - Full Retention of Rockfish for Fixed Gear Catcher Vessels

This document analyzes proposed management measures that would amend the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to require full retention of all rockfish species for fixed gear catcher vessels (CVs) in the BSAI and GOA. The management measures under consideration include an option to establish a maximum commerce allowance (MCA) and anything over that limit cannot enter commerce. Rockfish that is processed into fish meal would be excluded from this limitation. Another option under consideration is to require full retention of rockfish even if the species is on prohibited species status while still prohibiting these retained rockfish from entering commerce. 2019 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) AKR (Alaska Region) Submitted Public Domain 1861