NMFS Prohibits Retention of Pacific Ocean Perch in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting the retention of Pacific ocean perch in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, effective immediately, due to the achievement of the 2001 total allowable catch limit, and requires the catch to be discarded at sea with minimal injury.