NMFS Closes Yellowfin Sole Fishing in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is closing the directed fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area due to the risk of exceeding the 1999 halibut bycatch mortality allowance for the trawl yellowfin sole fishery category. This decision aims to prevent overfishing and protect the halibut population.