The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, February 5, 2024, according to Jonathan M. Kurland, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
This action is necessary to fully use the A season allocation of the 2024 total allowable catch of Pacific cod apportioned for catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA and is issued pursuant to 50 CFR 679.25(a)(1)(i), (a)(2)(i)(C), and (a)(2)(iii)(D).
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