Hook Boats Go Pot for Turbot, Saving Killer Whales Cash
Published Date: 3/27/2025
Rule
Summary
Hook-and-line catcher/processors can now use longline pot gear to catch Greenland turbot in the Bering Sea. This change helps fishers work smarter, saves money, and keeps killer whales safer. It starts right away, boosting the fishing game while protecting the ocean’s big players.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Authorize Pot Gear for Turbot C/Ps
The rule authorizes hook-and-line catcher/processors (C/Ps) to use longline pot gear when directed fishing for Greenland turbot in the Bering Sea (BS) subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI). This change is intended to improve efficiency and provide economic benefits for the hook-and-line C/P sector.
Reduce Killer Whale Interactions
The action is intended to minimize potential fishery interactions with killer whales in the Bering Sea by authorizing hook-and-line catcher/processors to use longline pot gear for Greenland turbot. The change aims to keep killer whales safer and reduce such interactions in the BSAI area.
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