{"url_path":"/register/2026-05-14/2026-09669","section_key":"summary","section_title":"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","topic":"register","document":{"doc_type":"Rule","doc_date":"2026-05-14","source_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/14/2026-09669/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-cod-by-catcherprocessors-using","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"Commerce Department"},"word_count":101,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# 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\n\n**Type:** Rule\n**Published:** 2026-05-14\n**Effective:** 2026-05-12\n**Citation:** 91 FR 27222\n**Agencies:** Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\n**Source:** https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/14/2026-09669/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-cod-by-catcherprocessors-using\n\n## Abstract\nNMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/processors using hook-and-line (HAL) 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 2026 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod allocated to catcher/processors using HAL gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA."}