The global wild whitefish supply is expected to rise to 7,331 million metric tons in 2016, up 3 percent from last year's estimated catch of 7,112 million metric tons, attendees at the 24th annual Groundfish Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, were told on Thursday.
The Alaska pollock fishery – the largest single source of whitefish – is expected to climb nearly 4.5 percent from 3,355 million metric tons in 2014 to 3,505 million in 2015.
The US/Canada pollock harvest is expected to grow in 2016 to 1.5
