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Draft Environmental Assessment for Proposed Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs: Rebuilding Plan for Eastern Bering Sea Snow Crab Initial Review Analysis

Overview

ID #

45124.993

Document Type

Environmental Assessment

NOAA Office

National Marine Fisheries Service - Alaska Region

Document Status

Complete

Last Updated

07/17/2023

Summary

This draft environmental assessment analyzes an amendment to the BSAI Crab FMP to rebuild the Eastern Bering Sea (EBS) snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) stock in compliance with section 304(e)(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). A range of alternative rebuilding time frames is considered based on whether or not directed fishing is permitted during stock recovery. The impacts of the alternatives considered on crab resources, fishery participants, habitat, and other components of the human environment are discussed in the analysis.