- Author : James Vincent Jackson
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- Release : 2006
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- Pages : 22 pages
Alaska Peninsula Aleutian Islands Management Area Herring Food and Bait Fishery Management Plan 2006
Download or read book Alaska Peninsula Aleutian Islands Management Area Herring Food and Bait Fishery Management Plan 2006 written by James Vincent Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The food and bait fishery for Pacific herring Clupea pallasi in the Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Herring Management Area (Area M) can occur within the Unimak, Akutan, Unalaska, Umnak, and Adak districts. This document describes how the fishery will be managed, the requirements for industry to participate in the fishery, and how to contact and relay information to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF & G). Presented are historical harvests for the Dutch Harbor fishery, as well as the 2006 season guideline harvest levels and harvest projections. Guidelines for an exploratory herring food and bait fishery around Adak Island are presented. This document is intended as a guide for commercial herring harvesters, buyers, and tenders. Information regarding commercial herring fishing periods should be obtained from the ADF & G prior to fishing.