# 2026-17616: NOAA Shifts Pacific Cod Quota to Smaller Boats

2026-17616, Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, is a Federal Register rule from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2026-08-28, effective 2026-09-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17616
- As of: 2026-09-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-17616
- Title: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 55499
- Published: 2026-08-28
- Effective: 2026-09-01
- Comments close: 2026-09-14
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-04

## In one line

NOAA Shifts Pacific Cod Quota to Smaller Boats

## Summary

NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amounts of Pacific cod from vessels using jig gear and catcher vessels greater than or equal to 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using hook-and- line gear to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook- and-line or pot gear and is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the 2026 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod to be harvested.

## Effects PRIA read

- Small catcher vessels get big quota boost: benefit, high. If you operate a catcher vessel less than 60 feet LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, your 2026 Pacific cod allocation increases by 935 metric tons — from 3,272 mt to 4,207 mt. Directed fishing for that sector is open from 1200 hrs Alaska local time on Septem…
- Jig vessels lose most of their Pacific cod quota: cost, high. If you operate a jig vessel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, your 2026 Pacific cod allocation is reduced from 721 mt to 10 mt, a decrease of 711 metric tons. This reallocation is in effect with the directed fishing period beginning 1200 hrs Alaska local time on September 1, 2026.
- Large catcher vessels lose a portion of quota: cost, medium. If you operate a catcher vessel greater than or equal to 60 feet LOA using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, your 2026 Pacific cod allocation is reduced from 234 mt to 10 mt, a decrease of 224 metric tons. The revised harvest specifications and reopening for other sectors t…

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## Sources
- [2026-17616 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/28/2026-17616/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-reallocation-of-pacific-cod-in-the-bering-sea)
- [2026-17616 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-28/pdf/2026-17616.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17616 (as of 2026-09-04).