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Abstract: This Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (RIR/IRFA) evaluates a suite of spatial closure alternatives, affecting groundfish fisheries, around the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea. These alternatives are being proposed to reduce bycatch of Pribilof Island Blue...

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Main Authors: Agenda Cd, Management Area (bsai, The Bsai Crab Fmp, National Marine, Fisheries Service, James Balsiger, Scott A. Miller, Diana Stram
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.364.4379
http://209.112.168.2/npfmc/PDFdocuments/catch_shares/PIBKCrebuildingRIR1011.pdf
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Summary:Abstract: This Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (RIR/IRFA) evaluates a suite of spatial closure alternatives, affecting groundfish fisheries, around the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea. These alternatives are being proposed to reduce bycatch of Pribilof Island Blue King Crab, (PBKC) which is presently in an overfished status, as part of a revised rebuilding plan and in order to enhance the long term sustainability of the PIBKC stock. i September 2011: Tables and Figures. iii