Annual catches average around 17,000 tons in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands area; in 2008 the Gulf of Alaska catch reached its highest ever level of 3,396 tons.
As capturas anuais promedio son de ao redor das 17.000 t na zona do mar de Bering e as illas Aleutianas; en 2008, as capturas do golfo de Alasca alcanzaron o seu máis alto nivel, unhas 3.396 t.