International trade · 26/02/2010Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read
NMFS Prohibits Pacific Cod Fishing by Non-American Fisheries Act Crab Vessels in Western Gulf of Alaska
Summary
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has prohibited directed fishing for Pacific cod by non-American Fisheries Act (AFA) crab vessels that catch and process Pacific cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska, in order to prevent exceeding the 2010 Pacific cod sideboard limits.
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