NMFS Prohibits Pacific Ocean Perch Fishing in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has prohibited directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Eastern Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area, citing a need to prevent exceeding the 2008 allowable catch limit for vessels participating in the Amendment 80 limited access fishery.