ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME DIVISION OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES NEWS RELEASE 3/22/2012

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CLOSURE ANNOUNCED FOR THE SOUTH ALASKA PENINSULA AREA
STATE-WATERS PACIFIC COD POT SEASON
EMERGENCY ORDER 4-GF-09-12
The South Alaska Peninsula Area state-waters Pacific cod season will close for all vessels using
pot gear at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2012. Inseason catch estimates indicate the pot gear
guideline harvest level (GHL) will be attained at the time of the closure.
Fishermen are reminded that all pots must be unbaited and doors open at the time of the closure.
Pots may be legally stored in waters deeper than 25 fathoms with doors open and bait
containers removed for seven days following the closure. Operators are required to be at their
unloading destination within 48 hours of the closure.
For more information, contact the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Kodiak at (907) 486-
1840.