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Alaska (Unit 19), and tunas in the centtal-westetn Pacific, ate currently underutilized. A 

 much larger fishery yield can potentially be obtained from these stocks, perhaps as high as 

 an extra 1,270,000 t (excluding tunas. Table 16). However, market conditions or bycatch 

 limitations have kept the harvest tor many of these stocks at low levels. Shihing fishing 

 pressure from overutilized to underutilized stocks may relieve pressure on stressed stocks 

 and aid in the rebuilding ot depleted stocks. However, the habitats oi the stocks ohen 

 overlap and effective harvesting strategies must be developed to fish one stock while not 

 jeopardizing others. 



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