West Coast Whiting Specifications: Slightly Down from 2023, But Still High
It's summertime and that means whiting fisheries on the West Coast are getting under way.
The season opened in May. The National Marine Fisheries Service finalized the allocations between the tribes and the three non-tribal harvesting sector this week.
Negotiations between the U.S. and Canada, which took place earlier this year, were tense but the two countries agreed at the 11th hour to an adjusted U.S. total allowable catch of 410,034 metric tons, a slight decrease from the allocation in 2023. Last year, the...
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