AFSC/REFM: Acoustic trawl cooperative survey near Shumagin Islands 2007-2013
In May of 2006, scientists from the Alaska Fisheries Science Center
participated in a pilot outreach program in Sand Point, Alaska.  At the meetings,
fishermen raised a number of concerns about the adequacy of walleye pollock
(Theragra chalcogramma) assessment. The issues appeared to be related to the contrasting …