US fisheries managers advised to overhaul bycatch monitoring, reduction plans

Government watchdog agency lays out recommendations for improving bycatch program.

Bycatch is currently a hot-button issue in the Alaska pollock trawl fishery, which is under intensifying scrutiny over its bycatch of wild salmon. — Bycatch is currently a hot-button issue in the Alaska pollock trawl fishery, which is under intensifying scrutiny over its bycatch of wild salmon.Photo: Jon Ochoa

John Fiorillo

Executive Editor, IntraFish.com

Published 11 July 2024, 16:21Updated 11 July 2024, 21:06

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