NMFS Prohibits Groundfish Fishing by Catcher Vessels in Gulf of Alaska

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has prohibited directed fishing for groundfish, excluding demersal shelf rockfish, by catcher vessels using hook-and-line gear in the Gulf of Alaska due to the depletion of Pacific halibut bycatch allowances for the other hook-and-line fishery by catcher vessels in the region.