Condition of Groundfish Resources of the Eastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Region in 1982

This report contains an assessment of the condition of groundfish and squid in the eastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands region through 1982. The assessments are based on species-by-species analyses of the data collected from the commercial fishery and research vessel surveys. Estimates of maximum sustainable yield and equilibrium yields are presented to guide management of the 1983 fishery. Most of the resources in the Bering Sea-Aleutians management region are in good condition, including walleye pollock, Pacific cod, the flatfishes, and Atka mackerel. Pacific cod and yellowfin sole are in excellent condition and at historic high levels of abundance. Pacific ocean perch and sablefish stocks are in poor condition and remain at low levels of abundance. The equilibrium yield for the groundfish complex as a whole was estimated to be 2.1 million metric tons (t) compared to 2.0 million t in 1981. 1983 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) NWFSC (Northwest Fisheries Science Center) AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center) Library Public Domain 1864