NMFS Issues Regulations to Implement Amendment 91 for Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management in Bering Sea Pollock Fishery

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued regulations to implement Amendment 91, a new approach to managing Chinook salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery, which combines a catch limit with an incentive plan to minimize bycatch while maintaining the potential for full pollock harvest.