. The Eastern Bering Sea Shelf : oceanography and resources / edited by Donald W. Hood and John A. Calder. Oceanography Bering 1032 Fisheries biology In March 1977, the United States implemented a preliminary fishery management plan for the groundfish fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands region, as directed by the FCMA. The final fishery management plan is expected to be imple- mented in 1980. The FCMA established regional management councils, with the North Pacific Fishery Management Council having responsibility for re- sources within the 200-mile fishery conservation zone of
. The Eastern Bering Sea Shelf : oceanography and resources / edited by Donald W. Hood and John A. Calder. Oceanography Bering 1032 Fisheries biology In March 1977, the United States implemented a preliminary fishery management plan for the groundfish fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands region, as directed by the FCMA. The final fishery management plan is expected to be imple- mented in 1980. The FCMA established regional management councils, with the North Pacific Fishery Management Council having responsibility for re- sources within the 200-mile fishery conservation zone of Alaska (Fig. 60-13). The State of Alaska retains jurisdiction over waters within three miles of its coast. The specific objectives of the FCMA are to (1) continue rebuilding the halibut resource; (2) rebuild depleted and maintain healthy groundfish stocks at levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yields; (3) provide an opportunity for fishermen to participate in the use of Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands resources, limited only by the objectives of 1 and 2 above, (4) allow foreign use of the resources, consistent with objectives 1, 2, and 3 above; and (5) reduce conflicts between users of mobile and sta- tionary gear (North Pacific Fishery Management Council 1979). The plan contains specific measures to accomplish these objectives through control of fishery vessels operating in the zone, requirements for reporting catches by statistical area, time-area closures, catch limitations, and nonretention of species of special interest to fishermen such as salmon, crab, and Pacific halibut (North Pacific Fishery Management Council 1979). Potential and current yields have been derived by assessing the condition of the various species or species groups from commercial and research vessel data and population dynamics theories and models. The techniques used to analyze the data have varied considerably from species to species depending on the quality and completeness of the
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