The global whitefish supply should get a boost in 2012, thanks to increased quotas for several key fisheries.
“It looks like the whitefish resource is pretty healthy,” said one West Coast groundfish supplier, adding that the market is led by Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma).
Alaska’s fishery is enjoying its larger quota this year. The total allowable catch (TAC) for Bering Sea pollock is 1.252 million metric tons, of which approximately 89 percent had been landed as of 6 October, a…
