NMFS Opens Seven-Day Directed Fishing Period for Pacific Cod in Western Regulatory Area of Gulf of Alaska

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is opening a seven-day directed fishing period for Pacific cod by non-American Fisheries Act (AFA) crab vessels operating as catcher/processors using pot gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action aims to utilize the full allowable catch limit for non-AFA crab vessels in the GOA, established in 2012.