The Status of Bering Sea Pollock and the Effect of the “Donut Hole” Fishery

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A U.S. pollock fishery developed in the Bering Sea in the 1980s, which lead to a phase out of foreign fishing and processing. The displaced foreign fleet began fishing in the central Bering Sea in waters outside of the U.S. and Russian exclusive economic zones, and catches rapidly increased to exceed 1 million tonnes. These removals caused concern that coastal stocks would be adversely impacted. Research has shown that pollock harvested in the central Bering Sea move from the adjacent shelf populations, and the amount moving appears proportional to year-class size. The central Bering Sea fishery primarily harvested a strong 1978 year-class, and catches declined as the year-class aged. Currently, the fishery is closed through a multinational agreement.

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