IB 22-62: NMFS Reallocates Atka Mackerel from the Bering Sea Subarea and Eastern Aleutian Island District Incidental Catch Allowance to the Amendment 80 Cooperative in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is reallocating the projected unused amount of the 2022 Atka mackerel incidental catch allowance (ICA) for the Bering Sea subarea and Eastern Aleutian Islands District (BS/EAI) to the Amendment 80 cooperative allocation in the BS/EAI of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), according to Jonathan M. Kurland, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.

The following table summarizes the reallocation in metric tons:

BS/EAI Atka mackerel	Current Share	This Action	Revised Share
BS/EAI ICA	800	-600	200
Amendment 80 cooperative	21,083	+600	21,683

 This action is necessary to allow the 2022 total allowable catch of Atka mackerel in the BS/EAI to be fully harvested and is issued pursuant to 50 CFR 679.91(f).  This action does not imply any change in the status of the fisheries.

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