Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 99-40 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
April 5, 1999 7:18 a.m. |
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NMFS Apportion Reservesof Pacific Cod in the GOA The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is apportioning 13,567 metric tons (mt) of Pacific cod from the reserves to the total allowable catch (TAC) in the Gulf of Alaska, according to Steven Pennoyer, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. This action increases the allocation of the 1999 Pacific cod TAC for vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component to 21,267 mt, 38,642 mt, and 1,143 mt in the Western, Central, and Eastern Regulatory Areas respectively and for vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the offshore component to 2,363 mt, 4,293 mt, and 127 mt in the Western, Central, and Eastern Regulatory Areas respectively. |
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