Pot Boats Pulled from Bering Sea Cod Hunt This Season
Published Date: 3/20/2025
Rule
Summary
Starting now, boats that catch and process Pacific cod using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands can’t fish for this cod during the A season of 2025. This rule helps keep the fish catch within safe limits so the cod population stays healthy. Fishermen using pot gear in this area need to plan ahead to avoid breaking the new catch limits.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
A‑season 2025 Pot-Cod Fishing Prohibition (BSAI)
If you operate a catcher/processor vessel using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI), you are prohibited from directed fishing for Pacific cod during the A season of 2025. The rule was put in place to prevent exceeding the A season share of the 2025 Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC), so affected vessels must plan fishing operations now to avoid breaching the limit.
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