NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA; INSEASON ADJUSTMENT TO THE 2026 ALEUTIAN ISLANDS PACIFIC COD TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH AMOUNT AND BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS PACIFIC COD ALLOCATIONS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment to the 2026 Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amount and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Allocations.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 23 by Kelly Denit, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS is adjusting the 2026 total allowable catch (TAC) amount for Aleutian Islands (AI) Pacific cod and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Pacific cod sector allocations and seasonal apportionments. NMFS has determined the AI Pacific cod TAC is incorrectly specified and these a...