| Magnuson-Stevens Act Implementation |
| Activity Sheet # | N-09.03 | November 15, 2005 |
| Activity: | SPECIAL COUNCIL REQUIREMENTS: Letter from Alaska Regional Administrator advising |
| Council of special requirements |
| Completion date: | December 16, 1996 | December 14, 1996 |
| Product (s): | Letter to NPFMC Chairman and Executive Director |
| Overview and scope of task and sub-tasks: |
| Completed | A. Advise Council of requirements for special projects: |
| (1) North Pacific Bycatch Reduction: Prepare managementmeasures to lower |
| economic discards [Sec. 117(a)(3); p. 113] |
| Completed |
| (2) Russian Fishing in the Bering Sea: Report to Congress [Sec. 105(g); pp.27-28] |
| [Report due September 30, 1997] |
| Completed |
| (3) North Pacific Loan Program: Prepare recommendations on uses of fees in the |
| halibut-sablefish fisheries [Sec. 108(g); pp. 53-54] [Report due September 30, 1997] |
| Completed |
| (4) North Pacific Catch Measurement: Prepare management procedures and |
| regulations for measurement of entire catch [Sec. 117(a)(3); p. 115] [Complete action |
| by June 1, 1997] |
| Completed |
| (5) North Pacific Catch Measurement: Submit a plan to Congress for weighing catch |
| by processors and processing vessels [Sec. 117(a)(3); p. 115] |
| Completed |
| (6) North Pacific Full Retention and Utilization: Submit a report to the Secretary by |
| October 1, 1998, on advisability of full catch retention by vessels and full utilization |
| of landings by processors [Sec. 117(a)(3); pp. 115-116] |