NMFS Allocates Catch Limits for Groundfish Species in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has allocated catch limits for several groundfish species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area, including Pacific ocean perch, Alaska plaice, Kamchatka flounder, arrowtooth flounder, northern rockfish, sharks, and blackspotted/rougheye rockfish, to ensure the continued operation of the fisheries and align with the fishery management plan for the area.