The quota for Bering Sea pollock is likely to remain high next year based on the new stock assessment.
Government scientists are recommending an ABC (acceptable biological catch) of 2,800,000 metric tons, the highest level ever and well above this year's 2,090,000 tons.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will adopt the 2017 TAC (total allowable catch) at its December meeting in Anchorage.
For a number of reasons, the council typically sets a conservative TAC well below the ABC.
Based on the strong stock assessment, it appears the council will be free to set a TAC at least as high as this year's 1,340,000 tons.
Bering Sea pollock is Alaska's largest fishery by volume.
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Monday, November 28, 2016
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Gulf pollock and cod up, sablefish down
The outlook for Gulf of Alaska groundfish stocks is mixed for 2014.
Government scientists are recommending appreciably higher "acceptable biological catch" levels for pollock and cod.
The sablefish ABC, however, is significantly lower.
See all the numbers here.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider the recommendations and set catch quotas at its Dec. 9-16 meeting in Anchorage.
Government scientists are recommending appreciably higher "acceptable biological catch" levels for pollock and cod.
The sablefish ABC, however, is significantly lower.
See all the numbers here.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider the recommendations and set catch quotas at its Dec. 9-16 meeting in Anchorage.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Pollock quota looks to stay flat
The 2014 quota for Bering Sea pollock isn't likely to change much from the current year.
And how can Deckboss say this?
A panel of government scientists, known as the Groundfish Plan Team, has issued its slate of recommendations for pollock and other fish species.
The recommended "acceptable biological catch" for eastern Bering Sea pollock is 1,369,000 metric tons, just a shade below the 2013 ABC of 1,375,000 tons.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider the numbers at its Dec. 9-16 meeting in Anchorage.
The council will make its own quota recommendations to the commerce secretary, who has final say.
Bering Sea pollock, of course, is one of the world's largest fisheries by weight. The fish are caught by trawl net and processed into such products as fish sticks and surimi.
And how can Deckboss say this?
A panel of government scientists, known as the Groundfish Plan Team, has issued its slate of recommendations for pollock and other fish species.
The recommended "acceptable biological catch" for eastern Bering Sea pollock is 1,369,000 metric tons, just a shade below the 2013 ABC of 1,375,000 tons.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider the numbers at its Dec. 9-16 meeting in Anchorage.
The council will make its own quota recommendations to the commerce secretary, who has final say.
Bering Sea pollock, of course, is one of the world's largest fisheries by weight. The fish are caught by trawl net and processed into such products as fish sticks and surimi.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Pollock pointing up
We could well see an increase in the catch limit for Bering Sea pollock next season.
Pollock is the largest U.S. fishery by volume — the feedstock for making zillions of kid-pleasing fish sticks, not to mention that oh-so-versatile protein paste known as surimi.
For the 2013 season, scientists are recommending an "acceptable biological catch" of 1,375,000 metric tons.
That's a nearly 13 percent increase over the 2012 ABC of 1,220,000 tons.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will adopt a harvest limit at its Dec. 3-11 meeting in Anchorage.
Pollock is the largest U.S. fishery by volume — the feedstock for making zillions of kid-pleasing fish sticks, not to mention that oh-so-versatile protein paste known as surimi.
For the 2013 season, scientists are recommending an "acceptable biological catch" of 1,375,000 metric tons.
That's a nearly 13 percent increase over the 2012 ABC of 1,220,000 tons.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will adopt a harvest limit at its Dec. 3-11 meeting in Anchorage.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Pollock holds steady
Federal scientists meeting in Seattle this week appear primed to advise only a slight change in next year's eastern Bering Sea pollock catch.
I haven't spoken to the scientists directly, but it looks like KUCB radio out in Dutch Harbor did, and they favor an "acceptable biological catch" of 813,000 metric tons.
If that number is adopted as the commercial quota, it would be only a nibble off this year's limit of 815,000 tons.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will recommend a quota at its December meeting in Anchorage. The final say belongs to the U.S. commerce secretary.
Bering Sea pollock is the nation's largest commercial fishery by weight. Pollock are used predominantly for goods such as fish sticks and surimi, a protein paste that's fashioned into an array of specialty products in Asia.
The pollock stock is at a low ebb right now, scientists say. That's why the catch quota is way off its peak of 1.49 million tons in 2004.
I haven't spoken to the scientists directly, but it looks like KUCB radio out in Dutch Harbor did, and they favor an "acceptable biological catch" of 813,000 metric tons.
If that number is adopted as the commercial quota, it would be only a nibble off this year's limit of 815,000 tons.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will recommend a quota at its December meeting in Anchorage. The final say belongs to the U.S. commerce secretary.
Bering Sea pollock is the nation's largest commercial fishery by weight. Pollock are used predominantly for goods such as fish sticks and surimi, a protein paste that's fashioned into an array of specialty products in Asia.
The pollock stock is at a low ebb right now, scientists say. That's why the catch quota is way off its peak of 1.49 million tons in 2004.
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