Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Implementation of Conditional Closures

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NMFS announces that the Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator) has determined that at least 1.67 million lb (759 metric tons (mt)) of Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod has been landed as of July 31, 2001. Therefore, pursuant to regulations governing the Northeast multispecies fishery, specific areas within this fishery will be closed. The intent of this action is to protect GOM cod resources.