Condition of Groundfish Resources of the Eastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Region in 1987

摘要

The report contains assessments of the condition of groundfish and squid stocks in the eastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands regions management area. The assessments are based on single species analyses of commercial fishery and research vessel survey data available through August 1987. Estimates of maximum sustainable yields and acceptable biological catches are presented to guide management of the 1988 fishery. Estimates of acceptable biological catches (ABCs) for the groundfish complex increased from 2.2 million metric tons (t) for 1987 to 2.7 million t for 1988. This increase results mainly from higher yield estimates for walleye pollock, arrowtooth flounder, and 'other flatfish'.