NMFS Publishes Regulations for Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management in Gulf of Alaska Pollock Fishery

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has published regulations to implement Amendment 93 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, which aims to reduce Chinook salmon bycatch in the Central and Western pollock fisheries, and requires retention of salmon until they can be processed and counted.