International trade · 22/02/2011Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read
NMFS Prohibits Pacific Cod Fishing in Gulf of Alaska to Prevent TAC Exceedance
Summary
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has prohibited directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels harvesting Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska, in order to prevent exceeding the annual season allowance of the 2011 Pacific total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to vessels harvesting Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component of the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska.