Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
other · north pacific · cod · Published 2021-11-30 · Effective 2021-11-29 · 86 FR 67879
Document
Document number
2021-26064
Federal Register citation
86 FR 67879
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; reallocation.
Category
other
Region
north pacific
Species
cod
Publication date
2021-11-30
Effective date
2021-11-29
NOAA docket
Docket No. 210217-0022
Abstract
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod from pot catcher vessels greater than or equal to 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) and trawl catcher vessels to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear, pot catcher/processors, and American Fisheries Act (AFA) trawl catcher/ processors in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the 2021 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod to be harvested.