Rule 11 Apr 2025 pacific cod, fisheries, economic zones, noaa, compliance, alaska, fishing regulations

🎣NMFS Opens Fishing for Pacific Cod in Alaska's BSAI Management Area

NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by American Fisheries Act (AFA) trawl catcher/processors (CPs) in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2025 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod allocated to AFA trawl CPs in the BSAI.

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Rule 26 Mar 2025 commerce, fisheries, noaa, pacific cod, fishing regulations, bering sea

🐟Reallocation of Pacific Cod TAC in Bering Sea Management Area

NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) from vessels using jig gear to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management area. This action is necessary to allow the A season apportionment of the 2025 total allowable catch of Pacific cod to be harvested.

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Rule 20 Mar 2025 noaa, nmfs, compliance, pacific cod, regulation, bering sea, fisheries

🎣Temporary Pacific Cod Fishing Closure in Bering Sea Announced

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/processors using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season apportionment of the 2025 Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to catcher/processors using pot gear in the BSAI.

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Rule 20 Mar 2025 noaa, fishing, alaska, pacific cod, regulation, fisheries, business compliance

🎣Temporary Fishing Restrictions on Pacific Cod in Gulf of Alaska

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 50 feet (15.2 meters (m)) length overall using hook-and-line (HAL) gear in the Central 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) apportioned to catcher vessels less than 50 feet (15.2 m) length overall using HAL gear in the Central 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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Rule 13 Mar 2025 fisheries, alaska, pacific cod, fishing regulations, national marine fisheries service

🐟Temporary Fishing Closure for Pacific Cod in Gulf of Alaska

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels using pot 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 vessels using pot gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.

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Rule 13 Mar 2025 regulation, fisheries, alaska, fishing industry, pacific cod

🐟Fishing Closure for Pacific Cod in Alaska Effective March 2025

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels greater than or equal to 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2025 Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to catcher vessels greater than or equal to 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using pot gear in the BSAI.

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Rule 13 Mar 2025 regulation, business compliance, fisheries, alaska, fishing industry, noaa, pacific cod

🎣Temporary Closure of Pacific Cod Fishing in Alaska's Gulf of Alaska

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels using pot gear in the Central 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 vessels using pot gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.

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Rule 5 Mar 2025 regulations, fisheries, alaska, pacific cod, fishing industry, commerce

🎣Regulation on Pacific Cod Fishing in Alaska's Exclusive Economic Zone

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2025 Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI.

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Rule 18 Feb 2025 compliance, regulations, fisheries, alaska, fishing industry, noaa, pacific cod

🎣Temporary Fishing Closure for Pacific Cod in Gulf of Alaska

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for the Pacific cod sideboard limit by non-exempt American Fisheries Act (AFA) catcher vessels in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the annual 2025 Pacific cod sideboard limit established for non-exempt AFA catcher vessels in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.

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