Groundfish Actions NEPA Documents

Oct. 2011: Final EA on Trailing Actions for Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program 1.3MB

Feb. 2011: Final EIS on Proposed Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for 2011-2012 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery and Amendment 16-5 to Fishery Management Plan

• Executive Summary & Chapters 1-11 6.6MB
• Appendix A - Description of Projection Models 421kb
• Appendix B - Detailed Management Measures Analysis 5.5MB
• Appendix C - Detailed Analysis of the Integrated Alternatives 716kb
• Appendix D - Description of the Input-Output Model for Pacific Coast Fisheries 521kb
• Appendix E - Update of the 2006 Community Vulnerability Analysis 183kb
• Appendix F - Historical Landings and Revenue in Groundfish Fisheries 1.9MB
• Appendix G - Analysis of Long-term Benefits of Alternative Rebuilding Strategies for Yelloweye and Canary Rockfish 86kb

Sept. 2010: Draft EA on Amendment 23. Consideration for a New Harvest Specification Framework that incorporates revised National Standard Guidelines to Prevent Overfishing 252kb

Aug. 2010: Draft EIS on Proposed Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for the 2011-2012 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, and Amendment 16-5 (links to Pacific Fishery Management Council Website)

June 2012: Final EIS on Amendment 20 to Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (links to Pacific Fishery Management Council Website)

June 2012: Final EIS on Amendment 21 to Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (links to Pacific Fishery Management Council Website)

Oct. 2009: Final EA on Proposed Interim 2009 and 2010 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures for Petrale Sole and Canary Rockfish off Pacific Coast 506kb

Jan. 2009: Final EIS on Proposed Acceptable Biological Catch and Optimum Yield Specifications and Management Measures for the 2009-2010 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery (links to Pacific Fishery Management Council Website)

June 2008: Final EA on Limited Entry Program for Non-Tribal Sectors of Pacific Whiting Fishery 425kb

Sept. 2007: Final EA on Expanded Coverage of Program to Monitor Time-Area Closure in Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery 949kb

May 2007: Draft EA on Implementing Amendment 10, Maximized Retention and Monitoring Program for Pacific Whiting Shoreside Fishery 268kb

May 2007: Final EA on Emergency Rule to Prohibit Entry of New Vessels into Pacific Whiting Fishery 6MB

Apr. 2007: Draft EA for Catch Accounting requirements for Processors/First Receivers participating in Pacific Whiting Shoreside Fishery 668kb

Oct. 2006: Final EIS on Groundfish 2007-2008 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures (links to Pacific Fishery Management Council Website)

Dec. 2005: Final EIS on Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat

Nov. 2005: Final EA of Management Measures for Spiny Dogfish and Pacific Cod 308kb

Sept. 2004: Final EIS on Bycatch Mitigation

July 2004: Final EIS on Amendment 16-3 (Rebuilding Plans for Bocaccio, Cowcod, Widow Rockfish and Yelloweye Rockfish) (links to Pacific Fishery Management Council Website)

Aug. 2003: Final EA on 30-fathom Boundary Line 4.3MB

July 2003: Final EA on Pacific Coast Groundfish Buyback 269kb

July 2003: Final EA on Vessel Monitoring Program 840kb

July 2003: Final EA on Amendment 17 (Multi-Year Management) (links to Pacific Fishery Management Council Website)

June 2003: Final EA on Observer Program for At-Sea Processing Vessels 521kb