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...include a bill requiring screening of newborns for congenital heart defects, a resolution requesting the North Pacific Fishery Management Council reduce the quantity of king salmon bycatch in trawl fisheries and a resolution urging Congress to open...
...makes difficult fisheries decisions nearly impossible.In his amendment to a resolution intended for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council requesting reductions in Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska king salmon bycatch, Stoltze singled out the...
...commission's focus on the science of halibut biology rather than specific allocation issues. "The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council does more of the management of the halibut fishery, there is some crossover in terms of recommendations...
...while other runs may fall shorter than in prior years.Pollock harvesters heard good news when the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, or NPFMC, set 2013 catch limits.The total allowable catch, or TAC, for Bering Sea and Aleutian...
...receive a little extra protection in federal waters when work continues on salmon bycatch efforts. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council agreed Dec. 9 that it is time for public review of a chinook measure for the non-pollock trawl fisheries...
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) recently approved a restructured observer program that extends observer coverage to Alaska's small boat fleet. With...
...and reverse slot limit in Area 2C, and a two fish bag limit in Area 3A, will remain in place. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council had recommended continuation of those management measures at its December meeting. The catch...
...bycatch of the same species is allowed in trawl fisheries as a cost of business. To their credit, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is taking steps to address these bycatch concerns. One way the North Pacific Council has decided to...
...state is not upholding the Magnuson Stevens requirements for fishery management. In December 2011, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council unanimously voted to officially have Alaska Department of Fish and Game manage Cook Inlet, Prince William...
KODIAK - The North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted Friday to reduce the allowable halibut bycatch by trawlers and longliners by 15 percent, to be phased in over three years...