Ruling Expected On Atka Mackerel, Pacific Cod Restriction Roll Backs

A federal judge in Anchorage is expected to rule soon on the state of Alaska and the fishing industry’s legal move to roll back restrictions on the Atka Mackerel and Pacific Cod fishery due to start at the first of the year around Adak and in the Western Aleutians.  The restrictions were imposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service to help the Steller Sea Lion recover.

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