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Flathead sole
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
US Alaska
United States
Single boat bottom otter trawls
Profile updated on 31 August 2023
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Hippoglossoides elassodon
SPECIES NAME(s)
Flathead sole
This fishery was certified by the Marine Stewardship Council system in June 2010. Flathead sole are managed separately in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NOAA, 2020). This stock is assessed on a biennial basis due to it being historically lightly exploited. A partial assessment was released in 2022, a full assessment was released in 2020.
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- Fishery length and age composition data have been incorporated into the latest assessment (NOAA, 2020).
FISHSOURCE SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 8
Managers Compliance:
10.0
Fishers Compliance:
10.0
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