Kodiak Pollock Quota Up 12% This Year
Kodiak trawlers have a 328 million pound pollock quota this year, up 12% from last year, according to data supplied by Julie Bonney, owner of Alaska Groundfish Data Bank Inc.
"The stock is above target, so we're above the target, and we're having good recruitment and the future looks bright," Bonney said in an interview with the Kodiak Daily Mirror. "Assessments have shown that pollock does pretty well through the warm water that we had. … It seems to be a stock that does OK with the warmer water trend...
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