NPFMC hears plan that would set up cooperative fishery management structure in Kodiak
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Koddiak Daily Mirror] July 17, 2014
The Kodiak fisheries work group saw a presentation on a potential cooperative fishing management structure as part of its dialogue with the North Pacific Fishery Management Council on the rationalization of the fishing industry.
The NPMC is one of eight regional councils established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in 1976 to manage fisheries in the 200-mile exclusive economic zone.
The work group discussed cooperatives and other items related to bycatch management at its July 9 session...(more)
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