# Highlights of Some Management Measures Affecting the Pollock Fishery

|   Year | Management Measure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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|   1977 | Preliminary BSAI FMP implemented with several closure areas                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|   1982 | FMP implemented for the BSAI                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   1982 | Chinook salmon bycatch limits established for foreign trawlers                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|   1984 | 2 million t groundfish OY limit established                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|   1984 | Limits on Chinook salmon bycatch reduced                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|   1990 | New observer program established along with data reporting                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|   1992 | Pollock CDQ program commences                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|   1994 | NMFS adopts minimum mesh size requirements for trawl codends                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   1994 | Voluntary retention of salmon for foodbank donations                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|   1994 | NMFS publishes individual vessel bycatch rates on internet                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|   1995 | Trawl closures areas and trigger limits established for chum and Chinook salmon                                                                                                                                                                           |
|   1998 | Improved utilization and retention in effect (reduced discarded pollock)                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|   1998 | American Fisheries Act (AFA) passed                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|   1999 | The AFA was implemented for catcher/processors                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|   1999 | Additional critical habitat areas around sea lion haulouts in the GOA and Eastern Bering Sea are closed                                                                                                                                                   |
|   2000 | AFA implemented for remaining sectors (catcher vessel and motherships)                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|   2001 | Pollock industry adopts voluntary rolling hotspot program for chum salmon                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|   2002 | Pollock industry adopts voluntary rolling hotspot program for Chinook salmon                                                                                                                                                                              |
|   2005 | Rolling hotspot program adopted in regulations to exempt fleet from triggered time/area closures for Chinook and chum salmon                                                                                                                              |
|   2011 | Amendment 91 enacted, Chinook salmon management under hard limits                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|   2015 | Amendment 110 (BSAI) Salmon prohibited species catch management in the Bering Sea pollock fishery (additional measures that change limits depending on Chinook salmon run-strength indices) and includes additional provisions for reporting requirements |
|   2016 | Measures of Amendment 110 go into effect for 2017 fishing season; Chinook salmon runs above the 3-run index value so bycatch limits stay the same                                                                                                         |
|   2017 | Due to Amendment 110, about 45% of the TAC is taken in the A-season (traditionally only 40% was allowed)                                                                                                                                                  |
|   2020 | Comprehensive review of Amendment 91 and 110 performance metrics submitted to NPFMC; bycatch measures adapted for multi-species interaction changes during anomalous oceanographic years                                                                  |
|   2023 | Incorporate real-time Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) data for rapid age-determination and population energetic modeling to reduce stock assessment turnaround times                                                                                    |
|   2025 | Implementation of advanced spatial tracking and integrated acoustic-trawl survey tools to mitigate high-latitude climate shifting patterns of standard survey designs                                                                                     |