Skates, crab quota transfers, Gulf rationalization on tap, Molly Dischner – Portland, Ore., meeting Feb. 6-12
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is poised to take final action on skate habitat designations and community rights for Bering Sea and Aleutian Island crab fisheries at its Portland, Ore., meeting Feb. 6-12. The council will also talk about a possible rationalization program for the Central Gulf of Alaska, or GOA. The February agenda includes two discussion papers on that issue — one on trawl economic data collection, and one on trawl catch shares. There’s also an agenda item to review the issues that will arise for Western GOA fishermen as the Central GOA is rationalized, something that the council has heard testimony on at prior meetings. Read more here
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