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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area

February 19, 2010 - 75 FR 7403 - RIN: 0648-XU36 - Download Full Notice: Text | PDF

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/processors using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2010 Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to catcher/processors using hook-and- line gear in the BSAI.

Agency Contact: Josh Keaton, 907-586-7228.

This rule is final. Its effective date is February 9, 2010.


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