Boost in 2024 Pollock TAC Approved For Gulf of Alaska
Federal fisheries managers have approved a total acceptable Gulf of Alaska harvest of pollock in 2024 of 195,720 metric tons, up from 156,578 metric tons in 2023.
For the Eastern Bering Sea, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to keep the allowable catch of pollock at 1.3 metric tons.
Meanwhile, two major seafood processing companies have announced plans to bring two upscale vessels into the pollock A season in the Bering Sea in January.
Arctic Storm Management Group LLC, a fishing and processing firm based out of Seattle, is launching the 328-foot Arctic Fjord, the first pollock trawler built in the U.S. in over 30 years. The vessel, designed by Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime, and built in Louisiana by Thoma-Sea Marine Constructor, has been undergoing sea trials in the No...