John Gauvin

author

John Gauvin is the cooperative research director for the Alaska Seafood Cooperative, a coalition of Washington-based catcher-processor companies that fish for multiple species year-round in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska. He directs readers interested in more information about bycatch to www.bycatchfacts.org, a publication of the Groundfish Forum, a trade association.

Halibut bycatch cap reduction should reflect what we know about the resource

OPINION: Halibut bycatch in Bering Sea groundfish fisheries is not a conservation issue, and drastic proposed cuts to the Bering Sea halibut cap appear to have little regard for jobs in Alaska communities.

By John Gauvin●

May 28, 2015 at 5:30 pm