Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Overfished Fisheries

Summary

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has identified two Alaskan crab species, Bering Sea snow crab and St. Matthew blue king crab, as being overfished. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has been informed of this and is required to take action to end overfishing and rebuild the stocks, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.