# Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; closure. · Published 2021-03-08 · Effective 2021-03-03 · 86 FR 13215
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-04770
- **Category:** other
- **Region:** north pacific
- **Species:** cod
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 13215
- **Publication date:** 2021-03-08
- **Effective date:** 2021-03-03
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 210210-0018
## Abstract

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/processors using hook-and-line gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2021 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod by catcher/processors using hook-and-line gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/03/08/2021-04770/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-cod-by-catcherprocessors-using)
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