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

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has prohibited directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Western Aleutian district of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area to prevent exceeding the 2017 total allowable catch limit allocated to vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access fishery.