Catch Shares and Bycatch Management
Saving Salmon – How fishing fleets in Alaska use “Catch Share” based management and “hot spot” analysis to avoid salmon bycatch, while still feeding the world and promoting sustainable fishing practices.
Bycatch Science and Technology Session
On June 9th, the Marine Conservation Alliance will host an evening session on bycatch science and technology. The session’s purpose is to shares ideas, strategies, and factors behind bycatch occurrences in North Pacific and Bering Sea fisheries and we hope … Continued
Salmon Avoidance In Alaska’s Pollock Fisheries
Learn how Alaska’s largest fishery is pioneering new salmon bycatch avoidance technologies and practices.
SeaFacts: The Science of Chinook Salmon Avoidance
SUMMARY The Bering Sea pollock fishery is one of the largest sources of wild, sustainable seafood in the world. It is also an outstanding example of the benefits of a cooperative-based Catch Share fishery. Under this Catch Share management plan, … Continued
SeaFacts: Sustainable Fisheries, Science-Based Management and Marine Ecosystems
SUMMARY Fisheries are an important part of the North Pacific and Bering Sea ecosystems. These ecosystems are recognized as vibrant, healthy and sustainable as a result of a science-based approach to fisheries management. A science-based approach to ecosystem management is … Continued
North Pacific Council Sets 2011 Groundfish Catch Limits Pollock and Pacific Cod Limits Increase as Fish Populations Climb
“Our precautionary approach to fishery management continues to provide sustainable seafood to millions,” said MCA President Frank Kelty. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (“NPFMC”) has unanimously approved its recommendations for the 2011 Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (“BSAI”) groundfish … Continued
MCA Comments on Steller Sea Lion Research
November 24, 2010 Mr. Jay Reich Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 Dr. Jane Lubchenco Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 14th & … Continued
SeaFacts: The Development of Halibut Excluders
The Development of Halibut Excluders to Reduce Bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska Cod Fisheries SUMMARY While halibut excluder usage already occurs in many Bering Sea bottom trawl fisheries, Gulf of Alaska trawlers represent a challenge because the rigid halibut … Continued
MCA Urges Adoption of Scientists’ Recommendation for Pollock
The Marine Conservation Alliance (MCA), a coalition of harvesters, processors and communities involved in the Alaska Groundfish and crab fisheries, urged the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to adopt the recommendation of its scientific advisors in setting the total allowable … Continued
Bycatch Reduction, Marine Debris Addressed by MCA at American Fisheries Society Meeting in Ottawa
Progress toward addressing the issues of bycatch and marine debris reduction will be featured at the MCA’s booth at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The 138th Annual Meeting of the AFS … Continued