NMFS Reallocates Projected Non-Use of Pacific Cod to Hook-And-Line Gear
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has announced the reallocation of the projected unused Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear to catcher vessels using hook-and-line gear and catcher/processors using hook-and-line gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska.
The decision, effective since Nov. 4, is in effect through Dec. 31. NMFS officials said this action was necessary to allow the 2024 total allowable catch of Pacific cod to be harvested.
The groundfish fishery in the Gulf of Alaska is managed according to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. The plan is prepared by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council under authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
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