NMFS Respecifies Bycatch Allowances for Yellowfin Sole and Rock Sole/F flathead Sole Trawl Fishery in Zone 1 of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has revised the bycatch allowances for the yellowfin sole and rock sole/flathead sole/other flatfish trawl fishery categories in Zone 1 of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area to optimize groundfish fisheries yields and align with the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area.