date:Jul 18, 2012
support for the adjustment.
The scallop and groundfish industries and NOAAs Fisheries Service have worked together to find an effective solution to a very difficult situation, said Samuel Rauch, deputy assistant NOAA administrator for NOAAs Fisheries Service. This transfer would not be possible without cooperation between the two industries. It enables both fisheries to continue to operate, while still protecting the yellowtail resource.
The council also requested that NOAA remove accountabil