Alaska: Shrimp Fishery Ends After Quota is Caught
Commercial shrimp pot fishing closed at 4 p.m. on Friday off the west coast of Baranof and Chichagof islands in fishery Sections 13-A/B, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced.
The shrimp pot fishery opened across Southeast on May 15. Section 13-A/B closed with participating fishermen harvesting the entire 12,600-pound quota, or guideline harvest level, for the area. ADF&G reduced the commercial harvest quota for the area this year. Seventeen fishery areas opened across Southeast this year with a combined guideline...
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