Bob Alverson Suggests NOAA Needs to Be More Forthcoming with Data on Halibut Stocks or IPHC May Act
SEAFOODNEWS.COM By Peggy Parker - January 26, 2015
In a candid response to the head of NOAA Fisheries, International Pacific Halibut Commissioner Bob Alverson asked to see the scientific justification to support an increase in catch limits for the Bering Sea.
On January 20, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries Eileen Sobeck sent a letter to IPHC Executive Director Bruce Leaman suggesting perspectives for the six commissioners to ...
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