NMFS Prohibits Retention of Pacific Ocean Perch in Western Aleutian District of Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting the retention of Pacific ocean perch in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, effective immediately, due to the 2006 total allowable catch limit being reached, and requiring catch to be discarded at sea with minimal injury.