Conditional Closures Implemented in Northeast Multispecies Fishery to Protect Gulf of Maine Cod Resources

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced that the Regional Administrator for the Northeast Region has determined that over 1.67 million pounds of Gulf of Maine cod have been landed as of July 31, 2001. As a result, specific areas within the Northeast Multispecies Fishery will be closed to protect the GOM cod resources.