Fisheries Management – Gulf of Alaska

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-11-06 — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 128 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 116 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska; Small Sablefish Release: cross-connection with fisheries-management-bering-sea-aleutian-islands: The proposed small-sablefish release policy spans both regions through paired FMP amendments addressing fixed-gear release practices and discard accounting in annual quota allocations. (novelty: 2)
2026-10-21 — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Modify Groundfish Season Timing in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Fisheries: 2026 — NMFS proposed rule would modify groundfish season opening/closing timing in the Gulf of Alaska (and BSAI), including aligning the sablefish IFQ season hours with the Pacific halibut season and allowing non-fixed-clock closures, to reduce discards and enable more precise in-season harvest limitation; no change to allocations or catch limits. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)