Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Bering Sea pollock edges up; Gulf cod surges

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has set the 2015 total allowable catch (TAC) for Alaska groundfish.

Here are the TACs for key species and the percent change from 2014.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS

Eastern Bering Sea pollock, 1,310,000 tons, up 3.4 percent
Pacific cod, 249,422 tons, down 1.8 percent
Yellowfin sole, 149,000 tons, down 19 percent
Atka mackerel, 54,500 tons, up 68.6 percent
Pacific Ocean perch, 32,021 tons, down 3.3 percent
Sablefish, 3,135 tons, down 0.5 percent

GULF OF ALASKA

Pollock, 199,151 tons, up 13.8 percent
Pacific cod, 75,202 tons, up 16.2 percent
Pacific Ocean perch, 21,012 tons, up 8.8 percent
Sablefish, 10,522 tons, down 0.5 percent

The TACs are subject to U.S. commerce secretary approval.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 25, 2014 at 6:41 PM

    Pollock up? Bad for salmon.

    Gulf cod up? Bad for halibut and anything else that lives on the bottom.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 26, 2014 at 7:25 AM

    I think we should give the trawlers the kingsalmon too. They can catch salmon much cheaper then the small boat fisherman. Trawlers also provide more jobs. Trawlers are good for the economy.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 26, 2014 at 2:24 PM

    Who the hell ARE you? ^^^^^

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