If history is any indication, it's unlikely that we'll see a major rise in the total allowable catch (TAC) for Bering Sea pollock next year, and Russia's scientists are recommending its fisheries managers to hold its quotas steady as well.
The US Groundfish Planning team, the group that evaluates biomass levels and extrapolates stock levels, has recommended quotas for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) -- the area yielding the overwhelming majority of the Alaska pollock harvest -- remain at 1.247
