NMFS Prohibits Trawling in Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas Off Alaska

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has prohibited trawling in Steller sea lion protection areas in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area to prevent exceeding the critical habitat limit for Atka mackerel, as set by the 2001 total allowable catch (TAC).