Lawsuit by nearly 100 Alaska Native groups challenges pollock TAC over bycatch concerns

A coalition of nearly 100 Native Alaskan groups have filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in a federal court alleging that the agency recently skipped some critical steps when setting total allowable catch (TAC) limits for …A coalition of nearly 100 Native Alaskan groups have filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in a federal court alleging that the agency recently skipped some critical steps when setting total allowable catch (TAC) limits for …