A Brief History of Bycatch Management Measures for Eastern Bering Sea Groundfish Fisheries

Bycatch management measures instituted for groundfish fisheries of the eastern Bering Sea have focused on reducing the incidental capture and injury of species traditionally harvested by other fisheries. These species include king crab, Paralithodes and Lithodes spp.; Tanner crab, Chionoecetes spp.;...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Witherell, David, Pautzke, Clarence
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1997
Subjects:
Fisheries
Management
Bering Sea
Pacific
Tanner crab
Online Access:http://aquaticcommons.org/9812/
http://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/mfr594/mfr5943.pdf
http://aquaticcommons.org/9812/1/mfr5943.pdf
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Summary:Bycatch management measures instituted for groundfish fisheries of the eastern Bering Sea have focused on reducing the incidental capture and injury of species traditionally harvested by other fisheries. These species include king crab, Paralithodes and Lithodes spp.; Tanner crab, Chionoecetes spp.; Pacific herring, Clupea harengus pallasi; Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis; and Pacific salmon and steelhead trout, Oncorhynchus spp. Collectively, these species are called "prohibited species," as they cannot be retained as bycatch in groundfish fisheries and must be discarded with a minimum of injury.

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