Bering Sea Pacific Cod Quota May Drop by a Third for 2018
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] by Peggy Parker - October 13, 2017
The data is still preliminary, but a reduction in the catch of Bering Sea Pacific cod for 2018 is all but inevitable. The question is how much, and an early look at survey numbers indicate that it will be about a third lower than 2017.
The reduction is not as stark as estimates for the P-cod Gulf of Alaska TAC, where preliminary data suggest three sequential year classes of P-cod did not survive to ages 2 or 3 due to conditions brought about by the Blob in 2014-2016. Biologists are estimating that once the data has gone through the model and been peer reviewed, there may be half to two thirds less than last year...
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