NMFS Identifies Pribilof Islands Blue King Crab as Overfished, Council to Initiate Rebuilding Action

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has notified the North Pacific Fishery Management Council that the Pribilof Islands blue king crab stock is overfished, prompting the Council to take action to rebuild the stock and comply with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.