Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod Pot Gear Fishing Closure in the Pribilof Islands Habitat Conservation Zone in the Bering Sea and Rebuilding Pribilof Islands Blue King Crab

Summary

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has submitted two amendments to fishery management plans for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, aiming to reduce bycatch of blue king crab and prevent overfishing in the Pribilof Islands Habitat Conservation Zone. The proposed changes, if approved, would close the zone to Pacific cod pot gear fishing and revise the rebuilding plan for the blue king crab stock.