IB 26-43: NMFS Reallocates Pacific cod from catcher vessels and catcher/processors using trawl gear to catcher vessels using hook-and-line and vessels using pot gear in the[...]

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is reallocating the projected unused amounts of 550 metric tons (mt) of Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear and 100 mt of Pacific cod from catcher/processor vessels using trawl gear to the annual amount specified for catcher vessels using hook-and-line gear and to the annual amount specified for vessels using pot gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (WGOA), according to Jonathan M. Kurland, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.

The following table summarizes the reallocation in metric tons:

This action is necessary to allow the 2026 total allowable catch of Pacific cod in the WGOA to be harvested and is issued pursuant to 50 CFR 679.20(a)(12)(ii)(B). Fishermen are reminded that all actions and closures remain in full force and effect. This reallocation does not rescind or modify closures to directed fishing or actions prohibiting retention of a groundfish species.

This information bulletin only provides notice of a fishery management action. For the purposes of complying with the requirements of this action, you are advised to see the actual text of the action in the Federal Register.