Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod

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NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from vessels using trawl gear to vessels using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) and is reallocating Pacific cod from vessels using jig gear to vessels using hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI. These actions are necessary to allow the 1996 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod to be harvested. It is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.