Alaska Pollock Biomass Drops 30%, But Federal Shutdown Delays Stock Assessment Process
A summer survey of the eastern Bering Sea (EBS) showed a 30% drop in the biomass of Walleye pollock in the area compared to a 2024 survey.
Results of the 2025 Eastern and Northern Bering Sea Bottom Trawl Survey, which were released to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s groundfish plan team in September, showed a drop from last year’s 5.5 million metric tons to a current 3.8 million metric tons of pollock in the area.
Other species also showed drops in biomass: Pacific cod dropped...
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Alaska Pollock Biomass Drops 30%, But Federal Shutdown Delays Stock Assessment Process
A summer survey of the eastern Bering Sea (EBS) showed a 30% drop in the biomass of Walleye pollock in the area compared to a 2024 survey.
Results of the 2025 Eastern and Northern Bering Sea Bottom Trawl Survey, which were released to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s groundfish plan team in September, showed a drop from last year’s 5.5 million metric tons to a current 3.8 million metric tons of pollock in the area.
Other species also showed drops in biomass: Pacific cod dropped...
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