Pacific Whiting Fishery Opens Today to Same Harvest Levels as in 2017
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] by Susan Chambers - May 15, 2018
The Pacific whiting fishery opens today and the National Marine Fisheries Service has released the final harvest specifications and tribal allocatons.
Based on the most recent stock assessment and negotiations with Canada, the U.S, total allowable catch (TAC) for this year is 441,433 mt. The harvest specifications are identical to 2017.
Tribal allocation, 77,251 mt; research and bycatch set-aside, 1,500 mt; harvest guideline, 362,682 mt.
The HG s further allocated to the trawl sectors as: catcher-processors ...
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