Hake Quota 2017

http://www.seafoodnews.com/Story/1052884/Countries-Agree-to-Joint-US-Canada-Whiting-TAC-of-597500-mt-for-2017

SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] by Susan Chambers – March 2, 2017

Both U.S. and Canadian whiting industries will enjoy a higher total allowable catch of Pacific hake in 2017, whether they catch it all or not.

The U.S.-Canadian Joint Management Committee agreed to a 597,500 mt TAC Thursday, 100,000 mt more than agreed to in 2016. The 2017 TAC includes 15 percent carryover from each country’s TAC from 2016. The total bilateral TAC in 2016 was 497,500 mt…