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 by the mothership component in the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) to prevent exceeding the 1999 B/C season pollock total allowable catch (TAC).