Bering Sea pollock stays strong

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council recently set the 2025 total allowable catch (TAC) for Alaska groundfish.

Here are the TACs for key fisheries and the percent change from 2024.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS

Bering Sea pollock, 1,375,000 tons, up 5.8 percent

Bering Sea Pacific cod, 133,602 tons, down 9.6 percent

Bering Sea and Aleutians sablefish, 16,436 tons, no change

GULF OF ALASKA

Pollock, 186,245 tons, down 4.8 percent

Pacific cod, 23,670 tons, down 0.4 percent

Sablefish, 22,836 tons, up 10.6 percent

Here are the council-recommended harvest specifications across all groundfish species for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska.

TACs are subject to U.S. commerce secretary approval.