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  • 2025-06244 — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 15415
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is allowing certain fishing fleets to start catching Pacific cod again in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. This decision was made because there are still about 2,200 metric tons of Pacific cod that need to be caught in 2025. The fishing had been closed earlier this year but is now open from April 9 to November 1, 2025, to make sure the yearly limit is fully used. People can send comments about this change until April 28, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    In 2025, the government is letting big fishing boats catch a certain type of fish called Pacific cod in Alaska, because there's still a lot of fish left to catch this year. People can talk about this decision until April 28.

  • 2025-03979 — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Greater Than or Equal to 60 Feet (18.3 Meters) Length Overall Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 11903
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a temporary rule that closes the Pacific cod fishing season for catcher vessels 60 feet or longer using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. This closure, effective from March 10, 2025, to September 1, 2025, is intended to prevent these vessels from exceeding their allowed catch limit for the season. The decision was made quickly to respond to recent data indicating the fishery was reaching its allowable catch limits and therefore bypassed the usual public comment and notice procedures.

    Simple Explanation

    The National Marine Fisheries Service wants big boats that catch fish with special pots to stop fishing for Pacific cod in a part of Alaska's ocean because they might catch too many. They did this quickly to protect the fish and didn't have time to ask people what they thought first.

  • 2025-04784 — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 13100
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has implemented a temporary closure on directed Pacific cod fishing by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska. This measure, effective from March 17, 2025, to June 10, 2025, aims to ensure that the 2025 total allowable catch of Pacific cod is not surpassed. The decision was made quickly to respond to recent data on Pacific cod catches, preventing delays that might have led to overfishing.

    Simple Explanation

    The National Marine Fisheries Service has put a pause on fishing for a type of fish called Pacific cod in part of Alaska's waters. This is because they don't want too many fish to be caught, as that might not be good for the ocean.

  • 2021-02127 — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Greater Than or Equal to 60 Feet Length Overall Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 7817
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has issued a temporary rule to stop fishing for Pacific cod using pot gear by large catcher vessels (60 feet or longer) in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. This decision is to ensure the fishing limits for the 2021 A season aren't exceeded. This rule went into effect on January 21, 2021, and will last until September 1, 2021. NMFS made this decision quickly based on the latest fishing data to protect the fish population and ensure sustainable fishing practices.

    Simple Explanation

    The government has decided to stop big boats from catching a kind of fish called Pacific cod in a special area of Alaska using a type of trap until September 2021. This is to make sure there are enough fish left for the future.

  • 2021-02121 — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 7816
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), part of the NOAA, has issued a temporary rule to stop the directed fishing of Pacific cod with pot gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska. This action aims to prevent exceeding the allowed catch limit for the 2021 season. The prohibition started on January 22, 2021, and will remain in effect until June 10, 2021. The action relies on recent fisheries data, and there wasn't time for public comments before implementing the closure.

    Simple Explanation

    The government has temporarily stopped some fishermen from catching a type of fish called Pacific cod in a big watery area in Alaska. They did this to make sure people don't catch too many fish and have to wait until summer before they can catch more.

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