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Fishery Management: American Fisheries Act Produces Benefits

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 29, 2000
Report No. RCED-00-176
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Summary:

About one-third of the total commercial fish harvest in the United States is pollock caught in the Bering Sea off Alaska. As the supply of groundfish, such as cod, has dropped, the demand for pollock, which is a valued source of fillets, surimi, and other products, has increased. This increased demand has led fishing vessels to compete to catch as many fish as possible before the overall catch limit is attained and the season closed. The American Fisheries Act requires GAO to report on whether the market for pollock fillets was adversely affected. According to GAO's report, the act has had a positive effect on the production of pollock fillets as well as on the price of pollock.

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