Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 00-94 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
October 17, 2000 2:00 p.m. |
NMFS Announces Workshop on Proposed Pollock Catch-Monitoring Standardsfor AFA Inshore Processors The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Region, will present a workshop on proposed catch monitoring standards for American Fisheries Act (AFA) licensed inshore processors that take deliveries of pollock from the Bering Sea, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. These standards would require that the AFA inshore processors develop and implement a Catch Monitoring and Control Plan to ensure that all catch delivered to the processor is accurately weighed and reported. |