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International trade · 12/07/2011Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

NMFS Prohibits Fishing for Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in Western Gulf of Alaska

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has prohibited directed fishing for pelagic shelf rockfish by vessels subject to Amendment 80 sideboard limits in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska, in order to prevent exceeding the 2011 sideboard limit for these vessels in the region.

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