Bering Sea Cod Fishing Halted for Small Hook-and-Line Boats
Published Date: 3/5/2025
Rule
Summary
Starting now, small fishing boats under 60 feet using hook-and-line or pot gear can’t fish for Pacific cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. This rule helps keep the Pacific cod catch within safe limits for 2025. If you’re a small boat fisher in this area, you’ll need to pause your Pacific cod fishing to avoid going over the limit.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Small Boats Barred From Pacific Cod
If you operate a catcher vessel less than 60 feet (18.3 meters) length overall using hook-and-line or pot gear, you are prohibited from directed fishing for Pacific cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI). This action is to prevent exceeding the 2025 Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to those vessels.
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