Squid and Other Species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

• Main Authors: Mt The Rationale, Sarah Gaichas
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Bering Sea; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.13.980; http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/refm/docs/2002/BSospp.pdf

s-group specific alternatives to the status quo other species complex ABC and OFL recommendations given above are included. NPFMC Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands SAFE 669 Squid and Other Species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands by Sarah Gaichas Response to SSC Comments From the June, 1999 SSC minutes regarding shark and skate management: During the SSC's discussion of this amendment, it was suggested that the Plan Team review the "other species" category generally to determine if adequate protection is provided for individual species to ensure their conservation. In Appendix D of the November 1999 SAFE, separate ABC estimates for each species group in the GOA were proposed, both to illustrate how Other species could be restructured to afford better protection to each species group, and so that the SSC may evaluate the extent to which removing sharks and skates would affect allowable catch for the rest of the category. Similar species group management for the BSAI other species comp