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AI Pacific Cod Set-Aside

December 13, 2019

At the December meeting, the Council reviewed a discussion paper that included a status report on Amendment 113 litigation and potential regulatory approaches that could be used to provide opportunities for trawl catcher vessels harvesting Pacific cod in the AI and delivering the Pacific cod to AI shoreplants. After review and public testimony, the Council… Read More →

Tagged With: AI Cod, December 2019

AI Pacific Cod Set-Aside

June 13, 2019

At the June meeting, the Council received a discussion paper that included a status report on Amendment 113 litigation and potential regulatory approaches that could be used to provide opportunities for trawl catcher vessels harvesting Pacific cod in the AI and delivering the Pacific cod to AI shoreplants. After reviewing the discussion paper and receiving… Read More →

Tagged With: AI Cod, June 2019, Pcod allocation

AI Pacific Cod Set-Aside

April 12, 2019

The Council tasked staff with a discussion paper on the Aleutian Islands Pacific cod trawl CV set-aside, in response to the recent U.S. District Court opinion on Amendment 113, and recognizing the Council’s history of supporting shorebased processing in remote fishing communities. The discussion paper is scheduled for June 2019, and will include a status… Read More →

Tagged With: AI Cod, April 2019

Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Set-Aside Adjustment

December 14, 2018

The Council took final action to adjust Amendment 113 such that the prosecution of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Pacific cod fishery aligns with the Council’s original objective of providing stability to Aleutian Islands (AI) shoreplant operations, AI harvesters, and AI fishing communities dependent on AI Pacific cod harvesting and shoreside processing activity. The… Read More →

Tagged With: AI Cod, December 2018

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