Bycatch Reduction Act aims to minimize bycatch and habitat impacts in North Pacific fisheries.

The Bycatch Reduction Act seeks to reduce bycatch and seafloor habitat impacts in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska. It mandates the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to establish gear performance standards for vessels using pelagic trawl gear. The Act requires all vessels using pelagic trawl gear to be equipped with a salmon excluder device. It also establishes a Bycatch Mitigation and Habitat Protection Assistance Fund to support innovative fishing gear and technology.

Bycatch Reduction Act aims to minimize bycatch and habitat impacts in North Pacific fisheries.

The Bycatch Reduction Act seeks to reduce bycatch and seafloor habitat impacts in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska. It mandates the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to establish gear performance standards for vessels using pelagic trawl gear. The Act requires all vessels using pelagic trawl gear to be equipped with a salmon excluder device. It also establishes a Bycatch Mitigation and Habitat Protection Assistance Fund to support innovative fishing gear and technology.