🎣Fisheries Reallocation of Pollock in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Summary
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amounts of the Aleut Corporation and the Community Development Quota (CDQ) pollock directed fishing allowances (DFA) from the Aleutian Islands subarea to the Bering Sea subarea. This action is necessary to provide the opportunity for the harvest of the 2025 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock, consistent with the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI).
Agencies
- Commerce Department
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Business Impact
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The regulation pertains to the reallocation of fish stocks, critically impacting businesses in the fishing industry. Companies involved in pollock harvesting must adapt to new fishing allowances due to the reallocation from the Aleutian Islands to the Bering Sea subarea. This could affect operational strategies and profitability.