# Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Alaska Commercial Operator’s Annual Report
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2001-08-20 · Effective 2001-09-19 · 66 FR 43524
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-20648
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 43524
- **Publication date:** 2001-08-20
- **Effective date:** 2001-09-19
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 001114320-1191-02
## Abstract

NMFS issues a final rule to amend portions of the regulations implementing the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for groundfish fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone to require groundfish motherships and catcher/processors to submit annually to the State of Alaska, Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G), a Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR). This action is necessary to gather information on exvessel and first wholesale values for state-wide finfish and shellfish products from catcher/processors and motherships at sea. These data together with the information already gathered from shoreside processors and stationary floating processors will provide a means to compare value information (in dollars) of different types of species and products from all processors of fish harvested from Alaska State and Federal waters within a year and comparisons of several years through consistent yearly collection of information. This action is intended to further the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) with respect to the collection and analysis of economical data.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/08/20/01-20648/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-recordkeeping-and-reporting-requirements-alaska)
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