Rule 16 Sep 2025 fisheries, fishing industry, commerce, regulation, pacific ocean perch, gulf of alaska

🎣NMFS Prohibits Fishing for Pacific Ocean Perch in Gulf of Alaska

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2025 total allowable catch of Pacific ocean perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.

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Rule 20 Mar 2025 noaa, commerce, gulf of alaska, fishing regulations, pacific cod, fisheries

🐟Pacific Cod Fishing Closure Regulations in the Gulf of Alaska

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2025 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.

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