US: Alaska wraps up pollock fishing in 2024 with strong Bering Sea B season bringing catch totals near limit

Published 2024년 11월 4일

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Alaska's 2024 major pollock fishing seasons have come to a close, with the Bering Sea B season ending successfully near the maximum quota allowance despite the second season of the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (CGOA) pollock fishery being canceled. The cancellation left 49,869 metric tons of quota unfished due to a Chinook salmon bycatch incident. The Bering Sea B Season pollock fishery, the state's largest, ended as it reached its quota limits, reporting preliminary catches that were close to the full quota.

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Alaska’s major pollock fishing seasons have closed for 2024, ending on a successful Bering Sea B season that brought the area’s catch totals near their maximum quota allowed.However, the earlier cancelation of the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (CGOA) pollock fishery's second season contributed to some quota being left in the water elsewhere.The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced on 25 September that all directed fishing in the CGOA region would be halted due to a Chinook salmon bycatch incident. That incident left 49,869 metric tons (MT) of the fishery’s quota in the water as the fishing fleet were forced to stop fishing. Now, the state’s Bering Sea B Season pollock fishery – the largest in the state in terms of quota – has effectively ended as ...

Source: Seafoodsource