Joint Committee to Revitalize Herring Formed as High Returns Begin and Market Problems Persist
As a record run of herring approaches Sitka with the first opener perhaps as soon as March 20 and increased returns in Prince William Sound, Kodiak, and Togiak, fleets and processors are in a now familiar paradox: abundant, high quality herring can be caught and processed, only to face a shrinking market demand. As a result, resource management measures are now made to fit market needs as well as biological sustainability requirements.
But last week the Board of Fisheries and the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) ...
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