Pacific Council Bans New Commercial Fishing for Forage Fish in Unanimous Vote
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Daily Astorian] - March 11, 2015 -
The Pacific Fishery Management Council has unanimously adopted a West Coast ban on new commercial fisheries for forage fish.
It now goes to the NOAA Fisheries Service for the development of regulations, which will take several months.
Although no West Coast fishing boats are known to be contemplating new efforts to target forage fish, concern has been mounting that someone would start one to meet increasing demand for feed for aquaculture facilities and fish oil nutritional supplements for people, said Mike Burner, staff officer for the council...
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