Regulation & law · 10/10/1996

NMFS Opens Directed Fishing for Pacific Ocean Perch and Other Red Rockfish in Bering Sea Subarea

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is now allowing commercial fishing for Pacific ocean perch and the 'other red rockfish' species group in the Bering Sea subarea, with the goal of maximizing the total allowable catches and preventing overfishing in the area.