NMFS Opens Directed Fishing for Atka Mackerel in Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is allowing directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area, in order to reach the 2006 total allowable catch limit for this species using non-jig fishing gear.