United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1999-06-30 monographic deposited born digital 17 p. GA 1.13:RCED-99-196 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-196 P0b002ee18037dcba f:rc99196 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-196 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-196 RCED-99-196 Fishing industry Prices and pricing Fishery legislation Fishes Marine policies Russia Alaska Bering Sea Letter Report RCED

As the supply of better-known groundfish has dwindled, the demand for pollock, which is valued for fillets, fish paste, and other products, has increased. Over the years, the pollock fishery off the coast of Alaska has become overcrowded with too many ships chasing too few fish. Last year, Congress eliminated some vessels from the fishery, changed the way that the annual allowable pollock catch was distributed among the various sectors of the fishing industry, and set up a structure for the formation of fishing cooperatives. GAO was required to report on whether the act harmed the market for pollock fillets, including any reduction in their supply. This report provides information on the production of pollock fillets and the actions that affected production for the first and largest of the three 1999 pollock fishing seasons, which ran from January through March 1999. It also includes a historical perspective on the pollock fishery and discusses factors that could affect future production. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-196/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-196.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-196/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-196.pdf GAO/RCED-99-196 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-196 Letter Report GAO/RCED-99-196; Fishery Management: Market Impacts of the American; Fishing industry Prices and pricing Fishery legislation Fishes Marine policies Russia Alaska Bering Sea Title 16 Section 1531et seq. 16 U.S.C. 1531et seq. Title 416 Section 1801et seq. 416 U.S.C. 1801et seq. Public Law 105-277