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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 125 to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Fishery Management Plan; Pacific Cod Small Boat Access

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on June 4, 2025. Comments closed on August 4, 2025.

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What the agency says

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) submitted amendment 125 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI FMP) to the Secretary of Commerce for review. If approved, amendment 125 would modify the BSAI Pacific cod jig sector to allow catch from catcher vessels (CV) using hook-and-line or pot gear that are less than or equal to 55 feet (ft) (16.8 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) harvesting Pacific cod in the BSAI during the jig gear A season to accrue to the jig sector allocation. Amendment 125 would promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), BSAI FMP, and other applicable laws.

Key facts

Document number: 2025-10110
Type: Proposed rule
Action: Notification of availability; request for comments
Agency: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Published: June 4, 2025
Comments due: August 4, 2025
Dates: Comments must be received no later than August 4, 2025.
Regulation ID (RIN): 0648-BM64
Code of Federal Regulations: 50 CFR 679
Pages: 2

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