NMFS Prohibits Pacific Ocean Perch Fishing in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has prohibited directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch by vessels participating in the Amendment 80 limited access fishery in the Eastern Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) to prevent exceeding the 2009 Pacific ocean perch allocation.