Alaska pollock - Sea of Okhotsk

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last updated on 9th March 2010 (history) Highlight Acronyms

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This fishery profile reflects our current knowledge about the fishery based on the publicly available information we had access to so far; we have however detected several inconsistencies among those sources which are particularly evident with regard to biological and fishing mortality reference points, fact that, in turn, confers high uncertainty to the harvest control rules thresholds in place (check “Managers’ Decisions”, “Reference points” and “Current Status” sections for details). In light with this uncertainty all assumptions made when presenting data or computing scores are comprehensively noted.

Alaska pollock on the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia, is regarded as one single population to the North of 50ºN (e.g., Zverkova, 1981; Zverkova et al., 2003; Shuntov et al. 2007)spanning through three different management sub-areas: North Okhotsk (sub-area 4), West Kamchatka (sub-area 5) and Kamchatka-Kuril (sub-area 6). Click here for a map with Russian Far East pollock management areas.

This fishery is on the MSC system (MSC Full Assessment). Click here to link to the MSC fishery page and to learn more about the MSC fishery certification unit.

Common name of fishery

Sea of Okhotsk Russian pollock

Other common names

Jurisdiction

Russia

Fisheries Management areas

North Okhostk (sub-area 4), West Kamchatka (sub-area 5), Kamchatka-Kuril (sub-area 6)

Gear types

Midwater trawls – midwater trawls (not specified)

Species

Theragra chalcogramma

Common species names

Alaska pollock

Other common names

Walleye pollock, pollock