NMFS Prohibits Pacific Ocean Perch Fishing in Western Aleutian District of Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has prohibited directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch by vessels participating in the Amendment 80 limited access fishery in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area due to the risk of exceeding the 2009 Pacific ocean perch allocation.