RECORD OF DECISION FINAL ALASKA GROUNDFISH FISHERIES PROGRAMMATIC SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Region

This Record of Decision (ROD) documents the decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service (hereinafter referred to as NOAA Fisheries) to select the Preferred Alternative set forth in the Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Final Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (PSEIS) as its policy choice for the management of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) groundfish fisheries. As a first step, NOAA Fisheries approves Amendment 74 to the GOA Fishery Management Plan (FMPs) and Amendment 81 to the BSAI FMP, which amend the previous FMPs to include the management approaches, goals and objectives contained in the Preferred Alternative.