Regulation & law · 15/11/1996

NMFS Closes Pacific Cod Fishery in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is closing the Pacific cod fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area due to concerns about exceeding the 1996 bycatch allowance for Pacific halibut. This decision aims to prevent overfishing in the region.