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| Bycatch Reduction |
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- “Bycatch” means the unintended capture of non-target species, including other
fish species, marine mammals or sea birds
- Significant, effective bycatch reduction programs are enforced in all Alaska
fisheries
- When a predetermined amount of a prohibited species is taken, that fishery is
closed, regardless of whether it has reached the Total Allowable Catch – a strong
incentive to “fish clean”
- To protect marine mammals, biologists and staff administer the Marine Mammal
Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Fur Seal Act, and the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation Act to develop regulations and management
measures to protect, conserve and restore populations
- Additionally, all vessels fishing for Pacific cod or Alaska Pollock must
participate in the National Marine Fisheries Service Vessel Monitoring System,
which transmits each vessel’s location, by satellite, to the National Marine
Fisheries Service Office of Law Enforcement (OLE)
- This allows for monitoring fishing restrictions in Steller sea lion areas
- And the Alaska staff of the National Marine Fisheries Service have been
proactively addressing sea bird incidental take in longline (hook-and-line)
fisheries off Alaska since 1989
Download
- Sustainability Brochure (PDF download) – click here to order online
- Sustainability White Paper (PDF download)
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