The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is reallocating the projected unused amount (5,500 metric tons) of Pacific cod from catcher vessels greater than 60 feet length overall (LOA) using pot gear and catcher vessels using trawl gear to catcher vessels less than 60 feet LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear, American Fisheries Act (AFA) trawl catcher/processor (C/P)s, Amendment 80 C/Ps, and C/Ps using pot gear, in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
The following table summarizes the reallocation in metric tons:
| PACIFIC COD | CURRENT SHARE | THIS ACTION | REVISED SHARE |
| Catcher Vessels >= 60 Feet LOA Using Pot Gear | 18,976 | -3,000 | 15,976 |
| Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear | 48,107 | -2,500 | 45,607 |
| Catcher Vessels < 60 Feet LOA Using Hook-and-line or Pot Gear | 10,018 | +2,000 | 12,018 |
| AFA Trawl C/Ps | 5,215 | +750 | 5,965 |
| Amendment 80 Trawl C/Ps | 30,381 | +1,750 | 32,131 |
| C/Ps Using Pot Gear | 3,389 | +1,000 | 4,389 |
This action is necessary to allow the 2014 total allowable catch of Pacific cod to be harvested and is issued pursuant to 50 CFR 679.20(a)(7)(iii)(A) and 50 CFR 679.20(a)(7)(iii)(B). This action does not imply any change in the status of the fisheries.
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