(1) discussion of the halibut fishery is
from Chapters 2 and 3 of Draft for Public Review Environmental Impact Statement,
Regulatory Impact Review, Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Proposed Individual
Fishing Quota Management Alternative for the Halibut Fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska and
Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands. North Pacific Fisheries Management Council. Anchorage: July
19, 1991. (2) the Northern Pacific Halibut
Act of 1982, P.L. 97-176. (3) will be
used to represent both "quota share" and "quota shares" in this report depending upon the
context. "QS units" and "unit of QS" will also be used in places where greater clarity is
needed. (4) 50 CFR 679.40 (c).