Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Bycatch Mitigation Program Final Environmental Impact Statement

This EIS analyzes the Pacific Fishery Management Council's objectives for its bycatch mitigation program and evaluates alternative programs to achieve those objectives. Various bycatch mitigation tools are evaluated for effectiveness in reducing unwanted catches of marine species, potential for mitigating other effects on the marine environment, social and economic effects, administrative costs, and other potential impacts.

• Dear Reviewer Letter 127kb
• Errata Sheet 33kb
• Title Page & Cover Sheet 1.4MB
• Executive Summary 195kb
• Table of Contents 97kb
• Chapter 1, Purpose of and Need for Action 312kb
• Chapter 2, Alternatives, Including the Status Quo 200kb
• Chapter 3, The Affected Environment 778kb
• Chapter 4.0 - 4.3, Impacts of the Alternatives 652kb
• Chapter 4.4 - 4.10, Impacts of the Alternatives 483kb
• Chapter 5, Consistency with the Groundfish FMP and Magnuson-Stevens Act National Standards 132kb
• Chapter 6, Other Federal Laws and Executive Orders 113kb
• Chapter 7, Summary of other Environmental Management Issues 109kb
• Chapter 8, Responses to Comments 178kb
• Chapter 9, Preparers and Contributors 80kb
• Appendix A: Northwest Fisheries Science Center West Coast Groundfish Observer Program Initial Data Report and Summary Analyses 19.6MB
• Appendix B: Distribution, Life History, and Status of Relevant Species 750kb
• Appendix C: Treaty Indian Fishing Rights 92kb
• Appendix D: The Efficacy of Video-based Electronic Monitoring for the Halibut Longline Fishery 715kb
• Appendix E: Comments Received on the Draft EIS 4.6MB