Kamchatka flounder is a relatively large flatfish which is distributed from Northern Japan through the Sea of Okhotsk to the Western Bering Sea north to Anadyr Gulf and east to the eastern Bering Sea shelf and south of the Alaska Peninsula.
Greenland turbot (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) is a Pleuronectidae (right eyed) flatfish that has a circumpolar distribution inhabiting the North Atlantic, Arctic and North Pacific Oceans.
"Flathead sole" as currently managed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands represents a two-species complex consisting of true flathead sole and Bering flounder.
Fish previously referred to as rougheye rockfish are now recognized as consisting of two species, rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) and blackspotted rockfish (Sebastes melanostictus). Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands.
Native Names: In the Aleut languages, Atka mackerel are known as tmadgi among the Eastern and Atkan Aleuts and Atkan of Bering Island. They are also known as tavyi among the Attuan Aleuts.
Arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias) are relatively large flatfish that range from central California to the eastern Bering Sea, and as far west as the Kuril Islands.
Alaska plaice (Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus) are assessed on a biennial stock assessment schedule as part of the National Marine Fisheries Service assessment prioritization plan implemented in 2017.
This Regulatory Impact Review analyzes proposed changes to the monitoring requirements for the pot gear catcher/processor (CP) fleet participating in Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish fisheries.
This action revises the monitoring requirements for the pot catcher/processor (CP) fleet participating in Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish fisheries.