Gulf of Alaska catch share program tops NPFMC's fall agenda (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] September 12, 2014
Fall means it is time for fish meetings that shape all of the management and oversight for Alaska’s fisheries. Coming up in a few weeks are meetings for the state Board of Fisheries and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. The plan to rein in Gulf trawl bycatch via some form of catch share program will top the Council’s agenda. Also –setting a P-cod quota for a CDQ small boat fishery and observer deployment plans for next year. The North Pacific Council meets October 6-14 at the Anchorage Hilton...
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