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April 15, 2024

NOAA prohibits cod trawling in central Gulf of Alaska

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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, April 16, 2024, according to Jonathan M. Kurland, Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.

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