2013 Assessment of the Kamchatka Flounder Stock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

April 22, 2013

Kamchatka flounder are assessed on an annual basis in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands region to coincide with the annual eastern Bering Sea (EBS) multispecies groundfish trawl survey conducted each summer and also the biennial Bering Sea slope and Aleutian Islands surveys. Due to a temporary lapse in appropriations, the Federal Government implemented a shutdown from October 1 – October 16, 2013. Although the EBS shelf survey was completed in 2013, the shutdown did not allow time to produce a full stock assessment for Kamchatka flounder and many other species. Therefore, an executive summary is presented to provide management recommendations for the 2014 fishing season