ANCHORAGE – Federal fisheries managers have set the allowable catch for pollock at 813,000 metric tons for 2010, the lowest in 32 years for the multi-million dollar fishery.
The limit reflected the maximum recommendation made by scientists earlier this year, based on historical low numbers of spawning pollock in the Bering Sea.
The action came Dec. 12 during the December meeting of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council in Anchorage.
Alaska pollock is commonly used in imitation crabmeat and also is a primary ingredient in fish sticks and many fast food restaurant fish sandwiches.
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