Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 00-45 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
April 19, 2000 9:40 a.m. |
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NMFS Apportions Pacific Cod Reservesin the GOA The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is apportioning 11,743 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 2000 Pacific cod TAC as follows: for vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component to 18,563 mt, 30,672 mt, and 3,609 mt in the Western, Central, and Eastern Regulatory Areas respectively, and for vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the offshore component to 2,062 mt, 3,408 mt, and 401 mt in the Western, Central, and Eastern Regulatory Areas respectively. |
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