North Pacific Fishery Management Council

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Governmental organization Regional fishery management council

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is a U.S. regional body responsible for developing and overseeing federal fisheries management plans in the North Pacific Ocean, including off Alaska.

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Surface form	Occurrences
NPFMC	1
U.S. regional fishery management council system	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Governmental organization ⓘ Regional fishery management council ⓘ
abbreviation	North Pacific Fishery Management Council self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NPFMC
appliesToJurisdiction	U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ surface form: Exclusive economic zone of the United States in the North Pacific
cooperatesWith	Alaska Department of Fish and Game ⓘ National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ surface form: U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
followsPrinciple	Minimization of bycatch and waste ⓘ Sustainable fisheries management ⓘ Use of best available scientific information ⓘ
hasMainResponsibility	Allocating fishing quotas among user groups ⓘ Balancing conservation with optimum yield from fisheries ⓘ Designating essential fish habitat ⓘ Designing fishery observer and monitoring programs ⓘ Developing federal fishery management plans ⓘ Developing rebuilding plans for overfished stocks ⓘ Establishing bycatch limits and controls ⓘ Implementing ecosystem-based fishery management approaches ⓘ Public participation in fishery management decision-making ⓘ Recommending conservation and management measures for fisheries ⓘ Recommending habitat protection measures ⓘ Setting catch limits for federally managed fisheries ⓘ
hasMemberType	Federal officials ⓘ Public members appointed by the Secretary of Commerce ⓘ State officials ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Anchorage ⓘ surface form: Anchorage, Alaska
jurisdiction	Aleutian Islands ⓘ Bering Sea ⓘ Federal waters off Alaska ⓘ Gulf of Alaska ⓘ Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Pacific Ocean
legalBasis	Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Alaska ⓘ
numberOfVotingMembers	11 ⓘ
partOf	North Pacific Fishery Management Council self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: U.S. regional fishery management council system
regulates	Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab fisheries ⓘ Groundfish fisheries off Alaska ⓘ Halibut fisheries in coordination with international bodies ⓘ Scallop fisheries in federal waters off Alaska ⓘ
usesManagementTool	Bycatch caps ⓘ Catch share programs ⓘ Gear restrictions ⓘ Individual fishing quota programs ⓘ Limited access privilege programs ⓘ Seasonal and area closures ⓘ
website	https://www.npfmc.org/ ⓘ

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North Pacific Fishery Management Council → abbreviation → North Pacific Fishery Management Council self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NPFMC

Gulf of Alaska → governedBy → North Pacific Fishery Management Council ⓘ

North Pacific Fishery Management Council → partOf → North Pacific Fishery Management Council self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. regional fishery management council system