Sablefish Bycatch Overage in Bering Sea is More Than Triple the Allocation
By the end of August, the allowable trawl sablefish bycatch was triple what it should have been: 2,229 mt, or nearly 1,600 mt over its allocation of 633 mt.
Reaction from the directed fishery was swift and urgent. Four letters to the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council will be responded to at its meetings in Homer next week.
One, from Sitka resident Caroyn Nichols, stated the problem and her reaction to a potential solution from the Groundfish Plan Team clearly.
“It is my understanding that [the bycatch level] ...
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