The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is reallocating the projected unused amount (500 metric tons) of Pacific cod from American Fisheries Act (AFA) trawl catcher/processors (C/Ps) to Amendment 80 C/Ps in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
The following table summarizes the Pacific cod reallocation in metric tons:
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SECTOR CURRENT SHARE THIS ACTION REVISED SHARE
AFA trawl C/Ps 5,166 - 500 4,666
Amendment 80 C/Ps 30,097 + 500 30,597
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This action is necessary to allow the 2016 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.
This information bulletin only provides notice of a fishery management action. For the purposes of complying with the requirements of this action, you are advised to see the actual text of the action in the Federal Register.
