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Ian Stewart
317:26 - 317:37
“We supported the model in agreement with the author and plan team, which places this stock in Tier 3B, not overfished, and overfishing did not occur.”
- Speaker
- Ian Stewart
- Timestamp
- 317:26 – 317:37
- Transcript
- NPFMC 280 Day 2 - October 9, 2026
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 9, 2026
From the transcript
Moving then to Bristol Bay red king crab, this was also a full stock assessment. We did see some increase in the estimated trends, but both male and females continue to be at relatively low levels with relatively low recruitment since the mid-2000s. 2000S. We supported the model in agreement with the author and plan team, which places this stock in Tier 3B, not overfished, and overfishing did not occur.
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