Arrow-tooth flounder
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Profile updated on 31 August 2023
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Atheresthes stomias
SPECIES NAME(s)
Arrow-tooth flounder
This fishery was certified by the Marine Stewardship Council system in June 2010 (MSC, 2022). Arrowtooth flounder are managed as a single stock in BSAI despite little being known about their stock structure (NOAA, 2022). This stock is assessed on a biennial basis to coincide with new data available. The full stock assessment provides recommended harvest levels for the next two years (NOAA, 2022).
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- Stock is in very good condition and up-to-date assessments and reference points are released from most recent years (NOAA, 2022).
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 8
Managers Compliance:
10.0
Fishers Compliance:
10.0
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