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| Stock Assessment and Quota Establishment |
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- Using the latest available scientific research, Alaska establishes the levels that can be caught
without damaging the health of each individual species or their habitat
- Every year, scientists from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, the National Marine
Fisheries Service, and the International Pacific Halibut Commission conduct and analyze
research on the fisheries resources
- In addition, research is conducted on the climatic, environmental, and socio-economic factors
that affect the fisheries
- These studies consider the effects of the ecosystem on the stock, and the effects of the stock
and the fisheries on the ecosystem
- Controlling the amount of fish harvested through quota establishment is key in preventing
overfishing
- The tools of this quota system are:
- Total Allowable Catches for groundfish, halibut, and most crab, and escapement of
salmon in a run
- “Escapement” means the annual estimated number of spawning salmon that escape
capture in a fishery
- In every case, the top priority is to ensure the long-term sustainability of the fisheries
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