Halibut harvests have been on the decline in the Bering Sea for several years. But the amount that trawlers and catcher-processors are allowed to take incidentally has stayed the same.
Fisheries
Kuskokwim fishermen set sights on co-management
Efforts to establish tribal co-management of Kuskokwim salmon are slowly progressing.
Commission recommends boost in coast-wide halibut catch
The International Pacific Halibut Commission Friday voted to recommend a 1.7-million pound increase in the coast-wide catch of halibut.
Board of Fish changes some shrimp pot reporting requirements
All shrimp pot catcher-processor vessels in Registration Area A will have to submit a logbook to the Department of Fish and Game at the end of a shrimp fishery.
State board closes two areas to commercial Dungeness crab fleet
Alaska’s Board of Fish this month for the most part voted down proposed closures for commercial Dungeness crabbing around Southeast.
Scientists, fishermen test strategies to reduce trawl bycatch, habitat impact
Reducing bycatch has been a hot topic in the pollock trawl industry.