NMFS Closes Scallop Fishery in Shelikof District of Registration Area K to Prevent Overfishing

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is closing the scallop fishery in the Shelikof District of Registration Area K to prevent localized overfishing of scallops in that region, in line with the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska.