The sustainability program sponsored by the seafood marketing arm of the State of Alaska has certified Alaska’s flatfish fishery. The fishery is conducted in 2 management areas… the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands area… and the Gulf of Alaska.
The catch in that fishery includes Yellowfin Sole, Northern Rock Sole, Southern Rock Sole, Flathead Sole, Rex Sole, Kamchatka Flounder, Arrowtooth flounder, Alaska Plaice and Greenland Turbot. In the announcement confirming the sustainability certification for the Alaska flatfish fishery, ASMI noted the work done by the flatfish industry to reduce sea floor contact including new trawl gear that elevates the gear off the seafloor.
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