The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is amending the Federal Salmon Fisheries Management Plan to manage the commercial salmon fisheries that occur in Federal waters in Cook Inlet. The Council intends, at a future meeting, to form a Salmon Committee that will include stakeholders and assist in the development of the amendment by reviewing and recommending measures necessary to satisfy the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. This proposed action is necessary to bring the Salmon FMP into compliance with the Magnuson-Stevens Act consistent with the recent Ninth Circuit ruling and the Judgement of the District Court in UCIDA et al., v. NMFS.
To develop the scope of work for the Salmon Committee, the Council is soliciting written proposals from the public to help the Council identify specific required conservation and management measures for the Salmon Committee to evaluate relevant to the development of options for a fishery management plan amendment.
To learn more about submitting a proposal, and for further resources and reference materials, go to the Council’s website at https://www.npfmc.org/fishery-management-plan-team/salmon-fmp/.
PROPOSAL DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 1, 2018.
For questions or would like more information contact:
Gretchen Harrington
Acting ARA, Habitat Conservation Division, AKR
NEPA Coordinator
NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Region
or
Jim Armstrong, Plan Coordinator
North Pacific Fishery Management Council
605 West 4th, Suite 306
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2252
Phone: (907) 271-2809