Kodiak seine fleet tests viability of new pollock fishery
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS April 9, 2014 -
The Kodiak seine fleet is embarking on a new fishery to test the viability of catching pollock with that gear type, a species that is generally caught with trawl gear.
The fishery will take place in state waters, within three miles of shore, under a special “commissioner’s permit” issued by the Alaska Board of Fisheries in January.
It is likely that a close-shore pollock seine fishery might be successful in terms of catch; halibut charter boats in Homer frequently stop at the end of the Homer Spit and jig up pollock for bait, indicating large schools.
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