Council asks for analysis of Gulf of Alaska catch shares

After more than a day of staff reports and public testimony on a possible Gulf of Alaska trawl bycatch management program, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council unanimously agreed to a motion asking for formal analysis of a program that would allocate pollock and Pacific cod harvest privileges to trawl fishermen participating in voluntary cooperatives. Read the rest here 09:16

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