The Council is working to set BSAI halibut prohibited species catch limits based on halibut abundance levels. In February 2020, the Council modified the suite of alternatives and refocused the analysis to apply only to the Amendment 80 sector. To help the Council and stakeholders with understanding the alternatives to be analyzed, below are posted… Read More →
Sablefish Depredation Workshop
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is preparing a two-hour evening working session to bring together fishermen, stock assessment authors, and SSC members to discuss opportunities for cooperative research to investigate the impacts of sablefish depredation by killer whales and sperm whales from fishing gear in the GOA and BSAI. Cooperative research efforts are those… Read More →
