NMFS Exchanges Flatfish Allocations to Meet Catch Limits in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is exchanging unused flatfish allocations to allow for the harvesting of the 2016 total allowable catch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area. This exchange is necessary to meet the catch limits for flathead sole, rock sole, and yellowfin sole.