Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Key claim: NOAA is shifting unused 2026 Atka mackerel incidental-catch quota in the Bering Sea and Eastern Aleutians to the Amendment 80 cooperative so the full catch limit can be harvested.
Abstract
(Rule · Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of the 2026 Atka mackerel incidental catch allowance (ICA) for the Bering Sea subarea and Eastern Aleutian district (BS/EAI) to the Amendment 80 cooperative allocation for the BS/EAI in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the 2026 total allowable catch (TAC) of Atka mackerel in the BS/EAI to be fully harvested.
Why this matters
NOAA is shifting unused 2026 Atka mackerel incidental-catch quota in the Bering Sea and Eastern Aleutians to the Amendment 80 cooperative so the full catch limit can be harvested.