NMFS Removes Prohibition on Continuing to Fish After Partial Offload in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Program

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued regulations to allow crab fishery participants to continue fishing after a partial offload in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program, aiming to promote flexibility and efficiency in the fishery, particularly in emergency situations.