Regulation & law · 18/09/2019

NMFS Prohibits Pacific Cod Fishing by Pot Catcher/Processors in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has prohibited directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/processors using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area, in order to prevent exceeding the 2019 total allowable catch limit for this fishery.