Alaska Atka Mackerel And Rockfish

RFM Certified February 2020

Atka mackerel and rockfish commercial fishery (incl.: Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius), Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus), Dusky rockfish (Sebastes ciliatus) and Northern rockfish (Sebastes polyspinis)) employing trawl gear within Alaska jurisdiction (200 nautical miles EEZ), and principally managed by two federal agencies, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) was awarded RFM Certification in February 2020.

Fishery Client

• Alaska Seafood Cooperative
• Alaska Atka Mackerel and Rockfish RFM Certificate

Surveillance Audits

• Atka Mackerel and Rockfish Annual Surveillance Report – Aug 2024
• Atka Mackerel and Rockfish Annual Surveillance and Team Announcement – Feb 2024
• Atka Mackerel and Rockfish Annual Surveillance Report – July 2023
• Atka Mackerel and Rockfish Annual Surveillance and Team Announcement – Dec 2022
• Atka Mackerel and Rockfish Annual Surveillance Report – April 2022
• Atka Mackerel and Rockfish Annual Surveillance and Team Announcement – Dec 2021
• Atka Mackerel and Rockfish Annual Surveillance Report – May 2021
• Alaska Atka Mackerel and Rockfish Annual Surveillance and Team Announcement – 2021

Initial Certification:

• Final Certification Assessment Report for Atka Mackerel and Rockfish Fisheries Feb 2020 
• Announcement of Initial Assessment, Team and Site Visit for Full Certification May 2019

Public Comment For RFM Full Assessment

• Public Comment for RFM Full Assessment Report for Certification of Alaska Atka Mackerel and Rockfish Fishery
  • Public Comment Announcement from CB – comments due by 5 pm GMT on 6th February 2020
• To register to comment or to submit a comment, contact: Anna Kiseleva: 
  DNV GL Business Assurance Norway AS 
  E-mail: Anna.Kiseleva@dnvgl.com 
  Tel. +47 993 18 529