April 2015
| Business World
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The Alaska Seafood Cooperative (AKSC) is
a group of “catcher processor” fishing com-
panies that have banded together in order to
improve the management of Bering Sea flat-
fish and other non-pollock ground fisheries.
The Bering Sea – which covers more than
two million square kilometers of Pacific
Ocean territory – accommodates a rich and
dynamic ecosystem, and has long presented
opportunity for fishermen in pursuit of the
wild fish demanded by markets throughout
America. Over the years, however, the com-
petition over that opportunity has generated
concerns related to overfishing and adverse
impact on sensitive ecosystems.
To moderate the potential impact of that
