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What is the maximum amount of IPQ that NMFS will issue in the Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab fisheries?

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What is the maximum amount of IPQ that NMFS will issue in the Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab fisheries?

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NMFS modified the regulations at 680.40(j)(3) to clarify that the amount of IPQ issued in any crab fishing year shall not exceed 157,500,000 raw crab pounds (71,441.5 mt) in the Bering Sea snow crab fishery, and 18,000,000 raw crab pounds (8,164.7 mt) in the Bristol Bay red king crab fishery. This change is necessary to correctly implement Amendment 18 as required by section 313(j)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.