NMFS Prohibits Pollock Fishing in Bering Sea Subarea

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has prohibited directed fishing for pollock by vessels catching pollock for processing in the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) to prevent exceeding the 1999 pollock total allowable catch (TAC) specified for the inshore component in the BSAI.