Federal shutdown disrupts quota-setting for pollock

Trawlers like the F/T Alaska Ocean, pictured here in Dutch Harbor in 2023, will be able to catch just under 1.4 million metric tons of pollock in 2026. (Theo Greenly | KUCB)
Last week, members of the body that oversees federal fisheries off Alaska’s coast recommended keeping next year’s catch limits for the sprawling Bering Sea pollock fishery about the same as this year.
Managing the nation’s largest commercial fishery is never simple, but North Pacific Fishery Management Cou