Funding Problems, Shutdown Force Changes for North Pacific Fishery Management Council

Funding problems, shutdown force changes for North Pacific Fishery Management Council

The council, which manages fisheries in federal waters off Alaska, shifted to an online-only October meeting and now may postpone some of its planned work.

Challenges and shutdowns force changes for North Pacific Fishery Management Council

Peninsula Clarion Peninsula Clarion - The council, which manages fisheries in federal waters off Alaska, shifted to an online-only October meeting and now may postpone some of its planned work Challenges and shutdowns force changes for North Pacific Fishery Management Council Wire Service

Funding problems, impending shutdown force changes for North Pacific Fishery Management Council

Vessels in the Bering Sea commercial crab fishing fleet are seen in Dutch Harbor in October of 2020 as they undergo preparations for that year's harvest. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is scheduled this week to discuss the condition of snow crab and king crab stocks and make harvest recommendations, but a federal government shutdown may interfere with that and other council work. (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Holly Hugunin/U.S.…