National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration February 7, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a two-day meeting to consider actions affecting New England and Mid- Atlantic fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2014 Pacific cod total allowable catch allocated to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) LOA using hook-and-line or pot gear in the BSAI.